Presidential Administration head Saida Mirziyoyeva has pledged to give every American company participating in the Uzbekistan-US Business and Investment Council a designated contact person and ensure that any issues raised are brought directly to the council’s co-chairs.
Speaking at the council’s second meeting in Samarkand on October 19, Mirziyoyeva stressed that clear rules, open opportunities and prompt responses to business concerns are essential for developing bilateral economic ties.
“We have learned that business moves where rules are clear, doors are open and someone picks up the phone. So we try to be the people who pick up the phone,” she said.
Mirziyoyeva noted that nearly 200 American companies visited Tashkent in June, followed by another 100 companies accompanying US Secretary of State Marco Rubio four months later.
She also highlighted the growing two-way investment relationship, saying Uzbek investment was creating jobs in the United States, while Uzbekistan’s purchases from the US were supporting American manufacturers.
“That is how a partnership stays honest. Both sides have to win,” she said.
Mirziyoyeva also backed the repeal of the Jackson-Vanik amendment, which Rubio had described as a “relic of the Cold War”. She said Uzbekistan would welcome its removal and that the council would be ready to resume cooperation the following morning.
She urged American businesses to bring forward concrete projects or raise the problems they face.
“Bring us a project or bring us a problem. Both are welcome,” she said.
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