On 12 November 2025, the Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Sultanate of Oman, Mr. Abdusalom Khatamov, held a meeting with Mr. Abdullatif Khunhi, Head of the Badr Al Samaa Group of Hospitals, Member of the Board of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Investments.
During the meeting, the parties discussed promising areas of bilateral cooperation.

The discussion focused on preparing and signing a Memorandum of Cooperation between the tourism administrations of the two countries and identifying key areas for future partnership.

Cooperation between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan in tourism is an important direction of bilateral relations and holds a special place within the broader framework of cultural and humanitarian ties between the two neighboring countries. Geographic proximity, a shared historical and cultural foundation, and the rich heritage of the Great Silk Road create favorable conditions for developing tourism interaction and strengthening friendly relations between the peoples.

Cooperation between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in the field of ecology and environmental protection continues to demonstrate dynamic development and the strengthening of strategic interaction built on trust, mutual understanding and a shared commitment to ensuring environmental security in Central Asia.

Tourism is one of the key areas of regional cooperation in Central Asia, contributing to the strengthening of economic and cultural ties among neighboring countries. The Republic of Uzbekistan, with its rich historical and cultural heritage, ancient monuments of the Great Silk Road, and modern infrastructure, plays a central role in the development of this sector. In recent years, tourist contacts with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan have been actively expanding, laying the groundwork for the formation of a unified regional tourism space.

The foreign policy of modern Uzbekistan is focused on taking concrete measures to further strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation and long-term multilateral partnerships with all countries worldwide.

Uzbekistan’s trade relations with the United States have shown steady expansion over the past decade. In 2024, Uzbekistan exported $431 million worth of goods to the U.S. – a tenfold increase compared to 2014 ($42.4 million). The share of the U.S. in Uzbekistan’s total exports rose from 0.3% in 2014 to 1.6% in 2024, reflecting gradual diversification toward high-value markets.

Today one of the priority directions of Uzbekistan’s foreign policy is the expansion of strategic partnerships and the exchange of modern knowledge and scientific innovations. In this process, cooperation with the United States–especially in higher education, science, and innovation–is reaching a new level.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has arrived in Washington on a working visit to participate in the “C5+1” summit of the leaders of Central Asian countries and the United States and to hold meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump, members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, as well as heads of U.S. government departments and agencies.

A presentation of the literary and publicistic collection “Uzbekistan: Third Renaissance – Concept of the Future” was held in Islamabad, written in Urdu by renowned Pakistani journalist and author Muhammad Abbas Khan, explores Uzbekistan’s modern development vision and reform agendat.