Fully half of Uzbekistan’s exports go to just four markets: Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Turkey. Addressing government officials on January 18, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said that needs to change, especially since those countries have been battered to varying degrees by economic fluctuations. “Due to devaluation in countries that are our main markets, as well as conflicts in the world and logistics, exports to [those countries] have diminished,” Mirziyoyev was quoted as saying by his press secretary, Sherzod Asadov. Mirziyoyev said that the target going forward should be to increase the ov…