"The United States does not currently have a military base in Uzbekistan and has not asked for a military base in Uzbekistan... This issue is not on the agenda," ambassador Richard Norland, who spoke in Russian, told reporters.

Norland said, however, that US personnel operating under NATO command have been allowed on a "case-by-case" basis to transit to Afghanistan through a German air base at Termez in southern Uzbekistan since 31 January.