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Some media reported that the US are planning to open a military base in Uzbekistan and ready to pay US$1 billion.
According to the reports, US Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, head of CENTCOM, visited Uzbekistan to ask for permission to send military equipment and aircraft to the city of Termez, which is near Afghanistan.
Spokesman for Austin, Army Maj. Brian Fickel, said nothing of the kind occurred when Austin visited Uzbekistan on Tuesday and Wednesday during a routine trip to the region.
“Gen. Austin has no knowledge of any plans for a possible U.S. base in Uzbekistan,” said Army Maj. Brian Fickel. “He did not discuss any such options with the Uzbeks during his trip.”