Meeting with the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea

On October 24, 2022 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov with heads of delegations of Central Asian countries, who arrived in Seoul to attend the 15th "Central Asia - Republic of Korea" Cooperation Forum, met with the Speaker of National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Kim Jin Pyo.

The South Korean parliamentary speaker pointed out the importance of the Central Asian region in Seoul's foreign policy strategy as a key junction between East and West.

The sides gave a high evaluation to the attained level of special strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and Korea in such priority areas as economy, finance, energy, industrial cooperation, information technologies, e-government, agriculture, education and healthcare.

The Korean side was informed of a special commission set up in the parliament of Uzbekistan headed by the Senate Chairperson of Oliy Majlis to monitor the effective implementation of projects with the Republic of Korea in all fields of interaction.

The South Korean parliamentary speaker highly appreciated the significance of the adopted Development Strategy of the New Uzbekistan, which is aimed at deepening democratic processes, ensuring the rule of law, improving the living standards and quality of life of the population.

Prospects for building up interaction between the two countries' parliaments, along the lines of "civil diplomacy" and cultural and humanitarian exchanges were discussed.