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United States and Uzbekistan Sign a Strategic Partnership Declaration

2002-03

Colin Powell and Uzbek foreign minister Abdulaziz Kamilov signed a declaration of strategic partnership in Washington on 12 March 2002, accompanied by four agreements on an American embassy site, scientific cooperation, nuclear nonproliferation, and credit for Uzbek businesses buying American goods and services. [3]

War in Afghanistan had brought the governments into close military cooperation. After the attacks of 11 September 2001, Uzbekistan allowed American forces to use Karshi-Khanabad air base, known as K2. Transport aircraft carried cargo and personnel onward to Afghan airfields as American officials secured the routes and overflight permissions through embassies. [2]

Washington and Tashkent sought to extend their relationship beyond the war, setting out political, economic, humanitarian, and legal cooperation alongside security. A $55 million credit guarantee facility would help Uzbek businesses buy American goods and services. Disagreements over governance and human rights would later strain their cooperation. [3] [1]

Related Diplomats

  1. Abdulaziz Kamilov [3]
  2. Shavkat Khamrakulov [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Sources

  1. Uzbekistan’s closure of Karshi-Khanabad — Congressional Research Service

    Basing agreement; missions; emerging strains

  2. An airlift hub in Uzbekistan — Air Mobility Command, DVIDS archive

    2001 cargo channels; aircraft; embassy clearances

  3. Five agreements signed on 12 March — State Department fact sheet, archival mirror

    Complete five-agreement list

  4. Political relations — Embassy of Uzbekistan

    Original preview reference

  5. 2018 joint statement recalling the 2002 partnership — White House

    Reference to the 2002 declaration

  6. Shavkat Khamrakulov — biographical / appointment record
  7. Fatikh Teshabaev — mission record (1994–1996)
  8. Shavkat Khamrakulov — mission record (2001–2003)
  9. Gazeta: Uzbekistan’s ambassadors to the United States
  10. Contemporary report of Khamrakulov’s departure
  11. CHA 2003 International Symposium Focuses on Central Asia

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