WASHINGTON WILL NOT DICTATE WHOM CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES CAN DO BUSINESS WITH

SAMARKAND, OCTOBER 19 /SRNA - RIA Novosti/ – The United States will not dictate whom Central Asian countries can do business with, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

"I did not come here to tell you that you should stop talking or cooperating with another country. That is not what this is about. It is about ensuring that the door is open to American business and trade in every part of the world," Rubio told the press in the Uzbek city of Samarkand.

Rubio stressed that American companies want fair competition and an opportunity to compete, noting that there is no part of the world where American goods and services cannot compete with those of other producers.