President Mirziyoyev welcomed the longstanding and fruitful cooperation with the bank and its funds in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, education and transport, and supported the signing of a new $8 billion partnership program, the press service said.
The sides also discussed accelerating projects to supply high-speed trains, establish a Bio-Center, process critical minerals and develop digital technologies.
The meeting focused in particular on measures to establish a Women’s Entrepreneurship Center in the Aral Sea region and attract Korean financial institutions and companies to the construction of the new Tashkent–Samarkand railway.
Reportedly, the sides welcomed the launch of a joint fund to finance projects in the critical minerals sector. They also proposed developing a project to establish a design and testing center for semiconductors and new materials, emphasizing the importance of the active participation of the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources and the Korea Institute of Rare Metals.
