Overview
- Trump announced the invitations after separate calls with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
- The 2026 leaders’ meeting is planned for Trump’s Doral golf resort near Miami.
- Hosts often include guest countries at G20 gatherings, though Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are not members.
- The administration has intensified outreach to Central Asia, highlighting vast mineral reserves and significant uranium production.
- The White House continues to bar South Africa from next year’s summit and says it will halt payments and subsidies, linking the decision to contested allegations about Pretoria’s treatment of a U.S. representative.