The meeting brought together the foreign ministers of the five Central Asian countries and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Participants discussed expanding trade and economic ties, attracting long-term investment, and developing transport, energy and digital infrastructure. Critical minerals were another key area of discussion, he said.
Cooperation in critical minerals could help create new industrial capacity, generate jobs and expand technological opportunities across the region.
Saidov proposed establishing regular coordination between the C5+1 and B5+1 formats to involve businesses more actively in identifying priority projects and supporting their implementation.
He expressed confidence that the talks in Samarkand would help translate political agreements into concrete investments and joint initiatives.
Uzbekistan intends to continue practical cooperation in these areas during its term as co-chair of the C5+1 Secretariat, Saidov said.
