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Marco Rubio Visits Registan Square During Uzbekistan Trip

Marco Rubio visited Samarkand’s historic Registan Square during a Uzbekistan trip for regional diplomatic and trade talks, according to India Global Review.

BharatVox · 19 October 2026 at 01:41 pm IST

Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan — context photograph; not the reported event — Registan_-_Gusjer.jpg : Gustavo Jeronimo from Aranjuez, Spain derivative work: MrPanyGoff, CC BY 2.0

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio toured Registan Square in Samarkand during a visit to Uzbekistan for diplomatic and trade discussions with regional foreign ministers, India Global Review reported on October 19. Rubio and his wife posed for photographs during a guided visit to the landmark, known for its three historic madrasas.

The report placed Rubio’s meetings within the C5+1 framework, which brings together the United States, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The trip comes amid Washington’s efforts to deepen engagement with resource-rich Central Asia. No agreements or outcomes from the talks were detailed in the report.

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