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- Two telephone calls were held with the Presidents of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
- Discussions focused on bringing peace to ongoing conflicts and increasing trade and cooperation.
- The relationship with both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is spectacular.
- The United States will host the G20 Summit next year.
- Invites will be extended to both Presidents Tokayev and Mirziyoyev to join the G20 Summit as guests in Miami.
- The United States has a significant and persistent trade deficit with Kazakhstan, attributed to Kazakhstan's tariffs and non-tariff barriers.
- The trade relationship between the US and Kazakhstan has been non-reciprocal.
- Starting August 1, 2025, the US will implement a 25% tariff on all Kazakh products imported into the United States.
- Goods transshipped to evade higher tariffs will be subject to an equivalent higher tariff.
- The 25% tariff is stated to be insufficient to fully eliminate the existing trade deficit disparity.
- Tariffs will not be applied to products if Kazakhstan or Kazakh companies choose to build or manufacture products within the United States.
- If Kazakhstan raises its tariffs, the US will add that amount to the existing 25% tariff.
- The current unsustainable trade deficits are deemed a major threat to the US economy and national security.
