Rubio puts Trans-Caspian trade and critical minerals at centre of Central Asia talks
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What happened
The US and five Central Asian governments backed closer transport and industrial cooperation at a C5+1 meeting in Samarkand. Rubio also held bilateral talks, while Uzbekistan signed the Artemis Accords.
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