By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Busan Jinhae Free Economic Zone (BJFEZ) Commissioner Park Sung-ho discussed ways to expand economic cooperation and investment with Uzbek Ambassador to Korea Alisher Abdusalomov, who paid an official visit to the Busan Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority on March 14. The ambassador’s visit is expected to be an important opportunity to strengthen economic ties between Korea and Uzbekistan. Commissioner Park and the Uzbek ambassador focused on the possibility of cooperation with key industries in the Busan Jinhae Free Economic Zone. The two countries have been coop
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Uzbek Ambassador to Korea Alisher Abdusalomov visited Daegu City Hall on Feb. 5 to discuss exchange and cooperation with Daegu City Mayor Hong Jun-pyo. The city signed a city of friendship and cooperation agreement with Bukhara Province, Uzbekistan, in August 2022, and has been conducting exchanges in the fields of trade and culture. Located in the heart of Central Asia, Uzbekistan is a country of ‘Special Strategic Partnership’ with the largest Korean diaspora of 172,000 people. The country is considered highly competitive in the energy sector, with the world'