AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUzbekistan–US ties: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke by phone with Donald Trump, congratulating him on the U.S. independence anniversary and discussing progress on a three-year economic cooperation program, business links, and joint projects in civil aviation, mining, infrastructure, energy, metallurgy, AI and digital tech. Education & people-to-people: Uzbekistan saw a sharp jump in international students, with 21,042 foreign nationals arriving for study in Jan–Jun 2026—up 11,500 year-on-year—led by Turkmenistan, India and Tajikistan. Culture & history: Chinese and Uzbek archaeologists at Sapalli Tepe found the oldest preserved silkworm cocoons outside China, dating to around 2000 B.C., pushing back the timeline for local silk cultivation. Sports (Uzbek connection): Uzbek wrestlers won two golds at the China–Central Asia Elite Wrestling Tournament, while Uzbekistan’s Abdurashidov Namoz took part in the men’s 125kg final. Regional logistics: A new report highlights the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway moving from planning to construction, a key step for the wider westward corridor.
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