Uzbek President Donates Traditional Gazebos for Trump's Washington Garden Project

President Donald Trump accepted a set of traditional Uzbek gazebos from President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, with the Interior Department confirming they will be placed in West Potomac Park as part of the proposed National Garden of American Heroes. The structures, known as aywans, feature detailed Central Asian woodcarving and are slated to be viewable by the public later this fall. The donation coincides with ongoing negotiations on a trade and investment pact that would lower tariffs on a range of U.S. industrial and agricultural products.

Uzbekistan's special envoy to South and Central Asia, Sergio Gor, has been credited for raising Washington's profile on his native country, though his exact role in the gift is unclear. Trump has publicly lauded Mirziyoyev, noting a recent $8 billion Boeing deal that will bring dozens of Dreamliners to Uzbekistan Airways. Photographers have documented the gazebos being moved onto the park site, adding to a series of recent Asian gifts to the former president, including a luxury jet from Qatar and exotic animals from Saudi Arabia.