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He met with counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan as part of the C5+1 diplomatic forum. The forum brings together the five Central Asian countries and the United States to discuss shared concerns including security and trade. Rubio stated that the United States wants to be a strong partner in the region. His trip also includes a stop in India later this week."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Rubio met with his Uzbek counterpart Saidov to discuss deepening the strategic partnership. Discussions covered cooperation in infrastructure, space, critical minerals, and the C5+1 platform. Other reports indicated talks also included trade, investment, energy, and advanced technologies. Rubio told reporters that Central Asia has not received sufficient attention from US policymakers over the past two decades, but that this is changing. 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