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Trump Floats Possibility of First-Ever U.S. Presidential Visit to Central Asia

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Could Donald Trump become the first US president to visit Central Asia? Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been pushing for it, and, on September 7, Trump seemed to praise Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and briefly float the idea of a visit. As Trump left the White House to attend the US Open tennis tournament, a Kazakh reporter asked if he would visit Kazakhstan. Trump responded, “I may. I had a great conversation with him. Say ‘hello’ to him. He’s a good man.” Whether the off-the-cuff remark actually…