Article: United States starts construction of new embassy buildings in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan

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Dateline: TASHKENT, Uzbekistan The United States on Tuesday launched the construction of new diplomatic compounds in the capitals of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan _ a move underlining its increased interest in Central Asia.

At a groundbreaking ceremony for a new embassy in Tashkent, U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan John Herbst said the construction represented growing relations between the two countries.

At a similar ceremony in the Tajik capital Dushanbe, U.S. Ambassador Franklin Huddle said the project to build a new diplomatic compound marked "a new stage of Tajik-American friendship."

The United States has become increasingly involved in Central Asia since ...

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