Marco Rubio visited Samarkand: C5+1 format meetings and a visit to the 'Eternal City'

On October 19, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took part in C5+1 format events in Samarkand and held bilateral talks with the foreign ministers of the five Central Asian countries. He also visited the 'Eternal City' complex in the Silk Road Samarkand tourist cluster.

Aziz KarimovFirst published on tafs uz 19 October 2026 at 19:571 min read

The key facts

On October 19, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took part in C5+1 format events in Samarkand
Rubio held bilateral talks with the foreign ministers of the five Central Asian countries
The Secretary of State visited the 'Eternal City' in the Silk Road Samarkand complex

The US Secretary of State's visit to Samarkand

On October 19, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took part in the C5+1 format events held in Samarkand. As part of the visit, he also held bilateral talks with the foreign ministers of the five Central Asian states. This was reported by Gazeta.uz citing materials from the press services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan and the US Department of State.

Visit to the 'Eternal City'

In addition to official meetings, Rubio visited the 'Eternal City' — part of the Silk Road Samarkand tourist complex. Photos of the day were published by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan and the US Department of State (Flickr); the Secretary of State himself also shared a video of the visit on his X account.