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US and Uzbekistan sign critical minerals pact
The agreement aims to counter China's supply chain dominance by promoting joint investment in Uzbekistan's critical minerals, including lithium and tungsten, essential for modern technology.
- On February 19, 2026, the U.S. government signed a Joint Investment Framework with Uzbekistan to secure better access to critical minerals, the DFC reported.
- Holding a minerals summit earlier this month produced initial memorandums of understanding on critical mineral supplies with 11 countries, including Uzbekistan, which holds reserves of gold, uranium, copper, lithium, and tungsten.
- The framework will prioritise investments across exploration, extraction, and processing and proposes a U.S.-Uzbek Joint Investment Holding Company, the DFC said.
- The agreement is aimed at strengthening U.S. supply chains and countering China, as the administration presents it as a move to counter China's dominance of crucial resources and supply chains.
- The move positions the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation as a larger actor in international minerals projects, following its role in the Ukraine minerals deal last year and projects in resource-rich African countries, affecting global critical-minerals supply chains.
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U.S. and Uzbekistan sign critical minerals pact
The “Joint Investment Framework” between the U.S. International Development Finance Corp (DFC) and Central Asia’s most populous nation aims to advance the two countries’ strategic cooperation, an outline of the plan from the DFC said
US and Uzbekistan sign critical minerals pact
The U.S. government has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan to secure better access to the Central Asian country's critical minerals, as U.S. President Donald Trump moves to counter China's dominance of crucial resources and their supply chains.
Photo: Zamin.uz The United States and Uzbekistan have signed a strategic agreement on critical minerals that will facilitate Washington's access to the Central Asian country's resources. Donald Trump's administration is thus fighting China's dominance over critical resources and their supply chain. As stated in the outline of the plan, the "joint investment framework" between the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the mo…
During the inaugural Peace Commission meeting, the United States will sign a joint investment framework with Uzbekistan to cooperate on key mineral value chains. This move aims to strengthen mineral development and supply chain security across the Trans-Caspian Economic Corridor by mobilizing private capital. The DFC will deepen its cooperation with Uzbekistan in the energy, infrastructure, and mineral processing sectors.
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