The Presidents of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Korea discussed issues of further strengthening the relations of special strategic partnership
On September 23, on the sidelines of the session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung.
The issues of further strengthening the Uzbek-Korean relations of special strategic partnership and expanding multifaceted cooperation were considered.
The high level of interaction achieved in recent years, dynamic exchanges and contacts at all levels were noted with satisfaction.
The indicators of mutual trade are steadily growing. The volume of direct investments of Korean companies in the economy of Uzbekistan exceeded $8 billion.
In our country there are 4 branches of leading Korean universities, vocational education centers are successfully operating in the regions of our country.
The long-term fruitful partnership with the Korean International Cooperation Agency, the Exim Bank of Korea and its funds, the total portfolio of projects with which amounts to 3.5 billion US dollars.
An agreement was reached on the preparation of a new long-term Technological and Industrial Partnership Program, which provides for the promotion of projects in the field of deep processing of critical raw materials, chemistry, mechanical engineering, agriculture, transport, aviation, biotechnology and other priority areas.
In this context, the importance of effective implementation was noted upcoming meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission.
An exchange of views took place on issues of regional interaction, including in the “Central Asia - Republic of Korea” format.
At the end of the meeting, the head of our state invited the President of Korea to pay a state visit to Uzbekistan.
Official website of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
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