Defense Minister of South Korea arrives in Uzbekistan

At a meeting on bilateral cooperation held in the central office of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant-General Bakhodir Kurbanov, greeting his Korean counterpart, emphasized that although the two countries are geographically far from each other, the peoples are spiritually close, they are united by cultural ties and values.

The Minister of Defense of Uzbekistan also stressed that close friendly relations are moving to a new level of strategic partnership, allied relations are being strengthened. 

The defense ministers of the two countries came up with promising proposals for continuing cooperation in the military sphere and dwelled on the issues outlined for further implementation.

After the official meeting, the military delegation of South Korea went to the Academy of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan to get acquainted with its activities and infrastructure.