Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodjayev met with the Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province of South Korea Lee Cheol-Wo.

According to MIFT, the parties discussed the current state and prospects for the development of cooperation between Uzbekistan and Korea with an emphasis on investment, trade and interregional interaction.

The parties welcomed the opening of the DGMC Uzbekistan Marketing Center on the territory of Kor-Uz Textile Technopark, which took place in August this year. The Korean side expressed confidence that the center will create every opportunity to further deepen industrial cooperation between the two countries, including the production of finished textile products with high added value for their subsequent export to the markets of third countries.

During the conversation, the prospects for cooperation in vocational education were also considered. The Korean side expressed its readiness to assist in organizing the training of students from Uzbekistan in higher education institutions of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province with the prospect of their further employment in leading companies in the region.

UzA