Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited Samarkand, Uzbekistan's historic Silk Road city, on August 29 and 30, meeting Samarkand Region Governor Adiz Boboev to discuss economic and investment potential between the two regions. Boboev highlighted specific areas where Singapore businesses could partner with Uzbek counterparts, while SM Lee said on Facebook that the two sides had discussed the economic and investment potential of their regions. Samarkand was for centuries a key stop on the ancient Silk Road where traders, scholars, and travellers from across Asia convened.
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