# Rubio puts Trans-Caspian trade and critical minerals at centre of Central Asia talks

https://mins.news/en/item/106796

- euronews, 2026-10-19 19:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/rubio-puts-trans-caspian-trade-and-critical-minerals-at-centre-of-central-asia-talks

> The United States and five Central Asian governments supported closer transport and industrial cooperation at a C5+1 meeting in Samarkand. Rubio also held bilateral talks, and Uzbekistan signed the Artemis Accords.

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