Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulates Moon Jae-In on National Foundation Day and Chuseok Holiday

On October 6, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-In.

At the beginning of the conversation, the head of our state, on behalf of the multi-ethnic people of Uzbekistan and on his own behalf, congratulated President Moon Jae-In and the friendly Korean people on the National Foundation Day and the traditional Chuseok festival, expressing warm wishes of peace, well-being and prosperity.

The leaders of Uzbekistan and South Korea dwelled on the state and prospects for further development of bilateral relations of special strategic partnership, as well as exchanged views on topical issues of international politics.

The importance of continuing active interaction and regular productive dialogue at different levels in order to minimize the consequences of the global spread of coronavirus for the Uzbek-Korean multifaceted cooperation was emphasized.

The President of Uzbekistan also sincerely thanked his colleague for the assistance provided by South Korea in organizing an effective fight against the pandemic and introducing best practices in the prevention and treatment of this disease.

An agreement was reached on further close coordination at the level of ministries of health and other interested organizations, including in the field of improving treatment methods, developing and ensuring access to vaccines.

Particular attention was paid to the preparation of the agenda for the upcoming high-level meetings.

In particular, the Presidents discussed issues of trade, economic and investment cooperation, creating favorable conditions for the growth of trade turnover and strengthening cooperation, including expanding the necessary legal framework and promoting business initiatives.