Finance Ministers Of South Korea, Uzbekistan To Meet Next Week

The finance ministers of South Korea and Uzbekistan will hold meeting next week as part of an ongoing effort to further enhance bilateral ties and cooperation between the two countries, Seoul's finance ministry said Thursday, Yonhap reported

ISEJONG,(UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 08th Feb, 2018 ) :The finance ministers of South Korea and Uzbekistan will hold meeting next week as part of an ongoing effort to further enhance bilateral ties and cooperation between the two countries, Seoul's finance ministry said Thursday, Yonhap reported.

According to the ministry, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon will hold a meeting with Uzbekistan's Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov in Tashkent on Tuesday, according to the ministry.

Their planned talks are a follow-up measure to a summit meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in November of last year, it added.

As part of efforts to upgrade the countries' bilateral relationship, the two leaders agreed to expand exchanges between ranking government officials and also expand areas of cooperation.

Moon and Mirziyoyev reaffirmed their joint efforts to further develop South Korea-Uzbekistan ties and also boost their economic and trade relations.