President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's article "Uzbekistan and the Republic of Korea: cooperation…

One of the leading publications of the Republic of Korea - "The Chosun Daily" - published an article by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev entitled "Uzbekistan and the Republic of Korea: cooperation moving towards the future in times of change". The article focuses on the historical ties between Uzbekistan and Korea, today's special strategic partnership, trade-investment relations, and the prospects of bringing relations to a new technological level.

As noted in the article– in recent years, the volume of bilateral trade between Uzbekistan and Korea has increased by 5 times; The volume of Korean investments in the economy of Uzbekistan exceeded 8 billion dollars; Currently, more than 700 joint ventures and projects are being implemented in our country with the participation of Korean capital; The total portfolio of projects in cooperation with KOICA, Korea Eximbank and EDCF is more than 3.5 billion dollars; In 2025, the total gross domestic product of Central Asian countries will exceed 500 billion dollars. The President emphasized that the mutual complementarity of the economies of the two countries is a great opportunity to create new growth drivers, and emphasized the importance of bringing cooperation to the level of forming common production systems, technological platforms, and new markets.

"I am sure that it is on this basis that we can open a new page of our cooperation - from successful cooperation in specific fields to the formation of common production systems, technological platforms and new markets. This will build a stronger foundation for the stable and long-term prosperity of our countries." The article identified artificial intelligence, semiconductors, robotics, electric vehicles, biopharmaceuticals, smart agriculture and "smart cities" as promising areas of cooperation.

He also recognized the importance of investing in education and human capital, expanding academic exchanges and joint scientific research. The President also emphasized that the Central Asia-Republic of Korea summit is an important platform for bringing the cooperation with the whole region to a new level, along with the relations between Uzbekistan and Korea.

"...Uzbekistan intends to advance a number of current initiatives aimed at deepening political dialogue, expanding practical cooperation and forming new, effective mechanisms of partnership. These initiatives are aimed at bringing the "Central Asia - Republic of Korea" format to a qualitatively new level, turning it into a more systematic, dynamic and long-term regional priority oriented mechanism.

As noted in the President's article, the strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and the Republic of Korea serves to form not only bilateral relations, but also new opportunities for peace, stability, innovation and general development in Central Asia. "I sincerely believe that Central Asia and the Republic of Korea will be able to form a new space of cooperation based on peace, innovation, mutual trust and common prosperity," our Head of State said in the article.

For information: The Chosun Daily is a publication within the Chosun Ilbo media group, founded in 1920, and is one of the largest information platforms in the Republic of Korea. The publication covers current events related to politics, economy, society and international relations.

The publication of the article of the President of Uzbekistan is another expression of the high attention paid to the strategic partnership between the two countries.