On November 26, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov met with the President of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Lee Mi-kyung, in Seoul.

The current state and prospects of cooperation between Uzbekistan and KOICA were discussed at the meeting.

It was noted that KOICA is one of the key international partners of Uzbekistan in the implementation of important programs in socio-economic sphere. In 1995-2019, the country has implemented projects worth about $125 million in education, healthcare, energy, agriculture and water management, transport, information technologies and others. Within the framework of these projects, more than 70 experts and 500 KOICA volunteers have carried out their activities in Uzbekistan, and more than 2 thousand representatives of ministries and agencies of Uzbekistan have been trained in the Republic of Korea.

The sides also exchanged views on key joint projects within the framework of the signed Cooperation Program for 2020-2022, enhancing collaboration in education and personnel training.