President Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivered the TIIF plenary address on 17 June at the Tashkent City Congress Center in front of nearly 4,000 foreign delegates. His central formulation — that Uzbekistan's doors will 'always remain open' — set the tone for what he called a 'Tashkent investment spirit,' a phrase he used to describe the forum's evolution from conference to what he presented as a symbol of shared success between Uzbekistan and its partners.
Mirziyoyev also welcomed the Regional Alliance of Investment Councils of Central Asia and the Caucasus, an initiative co-led by the Asian Development Bank and the EBRD, describing it as a step toward a more harmonised regional investment space. He said priorities outlined in the plenary would be translated into specific commitments at Thursday's Fourth Foreign Investors Council plenary, where 75 major international companies operating in Uzbekistan are meeting.
'The most important partner in turning ambitious plans into reality is an investor who arrives with good intentions.' — Mirziyoyev, TIIF plenary, 17 June
Germany's Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Tashkent on 17 June for a two-day official visit timed to coincide with the forum. His first-day programme included an official meeting with Mirziyoyev at the Kuksaroy residence and the signing of agreements by a German business delegation covering industrial and green technology projects. The visit is part of Steinmeier's broader Asian tour that also includes Indonesia and the Philippines.
On the sidelines of the TIIF opening, Tajikistan's Prime Minister Kohir Rasulzoda announced that Tajikistan and Uzbekistan intend to reach $2 billion in bilateral trade by 2028. Belarus offered joint investment in medical-rehabilitation facilities. The first Uzbekistan-Albania summit also took place on the forum margins, described in Euronews coverage as one of the day's more notable bilateral moments — a signal of how wide Uzbekistan is casting its diplomatic net.