The head of our state invited the president of Korea to Uzbekistan

On September 19, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting with the President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Seok-yol within the framework of the session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The issues of further strengthening of special strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and South Korea and expansion of multilateral cooperation were discussed at the meeting. It was noted with particular satisfaction that the bilateral relations, based on close friendship ties from time immemorial, similarity of mentality, traditions and values of our peoples, are steadily developing. The President of Uzbekistan touched on the issues of forming a new economic agenda of large-scale cooperation with South Korea. In recent years, mutual trade and investment indicators have been steadily increasing. Last year, trade increased by 24%. About a thousand joint ventures are operating in our country, the volume of investments from Korea has exceeded 7 billion dollars. Effective cooperation with Korea International Cooperation Agency, Exim Bank of Korea and its funds for many years, and the total portfolio of joint projects with them amounted to more than 3 billion dollars was highly appreciated. At the meeting, it was practical to expand technological and investment partnerships with leading South Korean companies, accelerate socially significant projects in the fields of education and health, promote joint projects in infrastructure, "green" energy, digitalization, personnel training and other areas. were identified as priority areas of cooperation. At the end of the negotiations, the head of our country invited Korean President Yoon Seok Yol to come to Uzbekistan on a state visit. Source: Khabar.uz