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Uzbekistan, South Korea form a portfolio of projects worth $9.6 billion
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol, during negotiations with the participation of official delegations of the two countries, noted that in preparation for this summit, a new portfolio of projects worth $9.6 billion has been formed, covering key sectors of the economy.

Photo: Presidential press service
The importance of forming a new high-tech agenda for the Uzbek-Korean special strategic partnership for the next three years was also noted.
The head of Uzbekistan took the initiative to declare this period āA new time of high-tech and innovative cooperation between the two countriesā.
The following priority areas of interaction are proposed as āanchorā areas of the strategy:
⢠critical Mineral Resources Partnership;
⢠strategic cooperation in the field of semiconductors, where the Republic of Korea has traditionally been one of the global leaders;
⢠full-scale partnership in the chemical industry;
⢠deepening cooperation in mechanical engineering;
⢠technology transfer to create āsmartā agriculture, including through the digitalization of the agricultural sector, the introduction of āsmartā and āgreenā technologies;
⢠infrastructure modernization and urban planning program;
⢠modern and safe energy.
In addition, an agreement was reached on new projects under the EDCF fund worth $2 billion, including the supply of high-speed electric trains, the implementation of the second stage of the Tashkent Pharma Park project and the equipment of educational institutions.
Proposals to create an institute in Uzbekistan based on the model of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) were supported.
It was noted that the opening in partnership with the Korean Institute of Public Administration and the National Institute of Human Resources of a Center for Training in Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence at the Academy of Public Administration in Tashkent is being worked out.
In order to further bring the peoples of the two countries closer together, it was proposed to declare next year the āYear of Mutual Exchanges between Uzbekistan and Koreaā with cross-curricular cultural events.
The parties agreed to expand partnership in the field of artificial intelligence, business process outsourcing and digital technologies.
Following the negotiations, the heads of state instructed to adopt āroadmapsā for each area with specific deadlines and implementation mechanisms.
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