The US will help mitigate the impact of sanctions on Central Asia
The United States expressed its readiness to continue working on mitigating the negative impact of sanctions against Russia on Central Asian countries, increasing the volume of trade with the region and increasing the flow of investments there.
The US will continue to work to mitigate the consequences of sanctions against Russia for Central Asia and is ready to increase trade and investment flows with the region. Nicholas Berliner, Special Assistant to the US President, Senior Director of the National Security Council for Russia and Central Asia, reported TASS.
"We, in turn, will continue to work with Central Asian countries to mitigate [the consequences of] these sanctions and help them comply with them. As for the investments, they are there, and we are not saying that they will not go to the region from now on and will not grow in the future," Berliner said at a press conference in response to a TASS reporter's question about how Washington will respond to its partners in Central Asian countries, which are suffering economic damage due to their participation in sanctions against Russia. it is.
Berliner did not agree with the opinion that the US investment in Central Asia is not high in general, "2023 will serve as the answer, during this year the US made significant investments in the region." "About one billion have been invested in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan," he added.
According to him, the United States wants to see the growth of trade relations with Central Asia, not only with the United States, but also with cooperation with Europe and other countries of the world.
For information, on March 13-15, the B 5+1 forum is being held in the city of Almaty , Kazakhstan , with the participation of representatives of the governments and business circles of Central Asian countries and the USA.
Earlier, in September 2023, at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, during the summit of the heads of state of Central Asia and the United States (C5+1), US President Joe Biden announced the creation of a new business platform for economic cooperation within the framework of C5+1.
