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Uzbekistan welcomed a record 11.7 million international visitors in 2025, according to the National Statistics Committee, as the country continued to expand its tourism industry. UN Tourism data shows that international arrivals rose by 37% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, placing Uzbekistan among the world’s five fastest-growing…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sunday evening ahead of talks with representatives of five Central Asian countries, as Washington seeks to expand diplomatic, economic and security cooperation with the region.

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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio is arriving in Samarkand, the fabled Silk Road city in what is now central Uzbekistan, for talks with key regional ministers on Saturday.

For centuries, Central Asia was a crossroads of scientific discovery, scholarship and cultural exchange. Its historic cities, including Samarkand and Bukhara, developed into important centres of learning, connecting intellectual traditions across the Silk Roads and contributing to advances in mathematics, astronomy, medicine and religious thought.

Uzbekistan has signed six energy agreements worth $4.7bn (€4.19bn) and announced plans for two more nuclear power plants, as President Shavkat Mirziyoyev seeks to attract foreign investment and meet rising demand from industry and data centres.

Mass drone attacks, cyberattacks, disinformation and attempts to seize a vessel were among the simulations that Azerbaijan, Turkey and Uzbekistan’s troops rehearsed for the first time together in Azerbaijan over the past few days, designating the current threats that the military forces of these countries are facing in the current geopolitical shifts.

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Uzbekistan plans to offer international technology companies tax exemptions on qualifying investment returns and special rules for testing new products, as it seeks to turn Tashkent into a base for expansion across Central Asia.