C5+1 summit

Economist Iskender Sharsheev told **Vesti.kg** that the remarkable success achieved by the countries during the November meeting in Washington was the result not only of the work of political leaders but also of teams of professionals. > “The United States is extremely interested in the market for rare earth minerals, which are abundant in the countries of Central Asia. Moreover, the participants of the *C5+1* summit have long-standing relations. American investments have been present in Kazakhstan for a long time — their total volume amounts to about 100 billion dollars. Uzbekistan will be able to realize its declared plans to attract 100 billion dollars in investments over 20 years. Kyrgyzstan, if it so wishes, can reach trade turnover with the U.S. in the tens of billions of dollars. It is worth adding that the current summit has brought relations to a new level, with a more pragmatic and civilized approach to investment, industrial development, and trade and logistics routes. These are investments, development of the financial sector, and construction of infrastructure on a partnership basis,” the economist noted. The prospects look promising, and much credit goes to the experts who managed to achieve the desired results. > “Investments worth billions take years to be deployed and implemented. These are not mere political ambitions but the result of the hard work of entire teams of professionals. What remains now is to ensure their practical realization,” Sharsheev concluded. Read more: [Summit Central Asia – USA: Economic Success and Billion-Dollar Investments – Vesti.kg](https://vesti.kg/politika/item/145708-sammit-tsentralnaya-aziya-ssha-ekonomicheskij-uspekh-i-milliardnye-investitsii.html)