16 July 2022

Prospects for cooperation with the Republic of Korea were discussed

Negotiations were held at the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Yo Seung-bae.

During the meeting, topical issues on the bilateral agenda and measures to further strengthen and expand multilateral cooperation between Uzbekistan and Korea were discussed.

The Korean delegation noted that the new leadership of the Republic of Korea is firmly focused on maintaining fraternal and trusting relations at the highest level, which give special momentum to our strategic partnership, thereby helping to build long-term, mutually beneficial cooperation in absolutely all areas.

The parties discussed the issues of holding regular negotiations between the Deputy Prime Ministers of the two countries, the visit of a delegation of Uzbekistan from among representatives of ministries and departments to Seoul to discuss accelerating the implementation of large joint investment projects, holding the next 15th Central Asia-Republic of Korea Forum in Busan.

As a result, an agreement was reached to intensify joint work to increase the volume of technical assistance from the Government of Korea for the implementation of socially significant projects.