Marco Rubio: “Beijing's coercive tactics are deeply destabilizing and threaten U.S. interests across the globe.”

We want to see this region continue to thrive into the 21st century as a hub of commercial diplomacy, because it is in our interest – because it is our interest from both an economic standpoint and from a security standpoint as well.

We view the – the United States views the relationship between Uzbekistan and Central Asia as paramount to our national security and to our economic prosperity.

There's been talks of a meeting. I don't know whether it's been finalized, but the president has been clear. He'd like the war in Ukraine and Russia to end.

We see nothing good coming from this war.