« Uzbekistan: Won’t You Be My Friend?
Afghanistan: US/Canada Push for Greater Participation »

Uzbekistan: You Will Be My Friend!

Adm. William J. Fallon Concerning yesterday’s piece about a US rapprochement with Uzbekistan, Eurasianet.org has broken a story that NATO troops, including Americans, will in the very near future be able to access a military airbase at Termez, on the Uzbek-Afghan border. The article quotes NATO special envoy Robert Simmons; “We welcome the fact Uzbekistan has shown readiness to allow other countries to use this airbase. As far as I understand, the United States is beginning to use this facility.” It appears US Adm. Fallon visit last month accomplished more than just renewing a dialogue. What should one make of this seeming rapprochement between US/NATO and Uzbekistan? German troops have already used this base for some time, so is this really a substantial change in policy for Uzbekistan or the US?

This entry was posted on Friday, March 7th, 2008 at 2:56 pm and is filed under Uzbekistan, Central Asia General, Central Asia Newsroom, Central Asia Beat. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “Uzbekistan: You Will Be My Friend!”

  1. Global Voices Online » Uzbekistan: Foreign Policy Perturbations Says:
    March 17th, 2008 at 7:48 am

    […] Central Asia blog on reports that official visit of Admiral William J. Fallon to Tashkent has given its results: It appears U.S. Adm. Fallon visit last month accomplished more than just renewing a dialogue. What should one make of this seeming rapprochement between U.S./NATO and Uzbekistan? German troops have already used this base for some time, so is this really a substantial change in policy for Uzbekistan or the U.S.? […]

Leave a Reply