The President of Uzbekistan stressed the importance of building up a full-scale partnership with the Republic of Korea

On June 1, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation of the Republic of Korea headed by Foreign Minister Park Chin, who is in our country on an official visit.

Topical issues of further strengthening of Uzbek-South Korean friendship relations and special strategic partnership, building up full-scale cooperation, primarily in trade, economic, investment, financial and technical spheres, were discussed.

At the beginning of the meeting, Foreign Minister Park Chin conveyed to the leader of our country the sincere greetings and best wishes of the President of the Republic of Korea Yun Seok-yong.

During the conversation, the deep historical ties, similar mentality, traditions and moral values of the two friendly peoples were emphasized.

The importance of continuing the traditionally close and constructive political dialogue and mutual support within the framework of international organizations, including the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, was stressed.

Topical issues of the international and regional agenda were also discussed.

The President of our country separately focused on the issues of bilateral economic cooperation.

Last year, the trade turnover between Uzbekistan and South Korea increased by 24 percent. The volume of mastered investments of Korean companies exceeds $ 7 billion.

The portfolio of promising projects with a total value of over $ 5 billion covers such areas as green energy, digital technologies, mechanical engineering, chemical industry, electrical and textile industries, infrastructure development, urban planning and many others.

The interest in strengthening cooperation ties with leading South Korean companies, which are important investment and technological partners of Uzbekistan, was noted. 

The need to accelerate the implementation of socially significant, strategic projects for the construction of an adult multidisciplinary hospital of the fourth level, an oncological clinic, a pharmaceutical cluster and a medical university was emphasized.

Among the priorities are the creation of an innovative semiconductor cluster and the development of the activities of the Center for Rare Metals and Alloys.

Special attention is paid to the further support of the numerous Korean diaspora in Uzbekistan, which celebrated the 85th anniversary of living in our country last year, including the expansion of the activities of the House of Korean Culture and Art in Tashkent.