In recent years, thanks to the strong political will of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, a completely new system of ensuring human rights and freedoms has been created in our country on the basis of large-scale reforms carried out to glorify human dignity and comprehensively protect their interests. At the same time, the work on improving national legislation, bringing it into line with ...

“El Salvador will remain committed to ensuring tangible and sustainable achievements over the next 60 years of diplomatic relations,” the minister said, adding that El Salvador would build relations with strategic allies with Korea to face global and regional challenges. During her visit, she also met Export-Import Bank of Korea President Yoon Hee-sung, Global Green Growth Institute Chairman Ban...

The Seoul Africa Festival 2022 was held at Seoul Forest Park in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on Saturday, October 1. Hosted by Africa Insight -- a non-profit organization registered under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- the festival presented diverse aspects of African cultures through music, dance, books, food, beverages, and human interactions. The festival was attended by domestic and overseas Afri...

Meanwhile, Peruvian investment agency ProInversion director for project portfolios Maria Susana Morales presented major projects on energy, water, and sanitation, health, education and infrastructure that Peru offers to public and private companies in Korea. She encouraged Korean companies to utilize Peru’s investment-friendly legal framework and foreign investment climate. The seminar was held...

Basel, Switzerland's third-most populous city, and Seoul agreed to cooperate on innovation, signing a memorandum of understanding on the new city cooperation on Sept. 29. The memorandum was signed by the president of the government of the canton of Basel-Stadt, Beat Jans, and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon. The agreement is based on commonalities and shared interests, focuses on innovation in economic a...

Kumar also referred to the legend of the Indian Princess in Korea. He stressed that this year's Sarang festival is especially significant because it is the first in two years due to COVID-19. The ambassador thanked related organizations supporting the festival ahead of the 50th year of India-Korea diplomatic relations. “Sarang has a very meaningful connotation for both Koreans and Indians. Sar...

This year’s top crisis started when Russia invaded Ukraine. The consequences have been life-threatening for millions including refugees fleeing across Europe. The sanctions against Russian fossil fuel exports, have caused an energy crisis that has Europeans worried about staying warm coming winter. The blocking of Ukrainian grain exports is expected to exacerbate droughts and cause famines across...

Meanwhile, South Korea’s Deputy Trade Minister Jeong Dae-jin applauded significant Korea-India bilateral trade, recalling the record bilateral trade and growing Korean investments in India despite COVID-19. “Around 700 Korean companies currently operate in India, out of which 200 are operating in Tamil Nadu,” said Jeong. “Tamil Nadu is the manufacturing hub of South Indian industries,” Jeong st...

Kazakhstan hosted an OSCE summit in December 2010 and has suggested “updating” the 1975 Helsinki Final Act of the then Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi and Vatican Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher signed an additional agreement to the one signed between Kazakhstan...

He applauded the Korean companies' role in modernizing Malaysia, and connecting different parts of the country citing Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co., which built Malaysia’s Penang Bridge, which was one of the world’s longest bridge of that time. Lim also appreciated Korean EPCs for participating in a hydroelectric dam, gas plant, and fertilizer plant in Malaysia. Lim highlighted ASEAN...

Usmanov suggested developing joint actions on bilateral, regional, and international levels on a regular basis. This comes amid an aggravation of threats to information security and increasing activity of extremist and terrorist groups in the virtual space, Usmanov said. The SCO states restricted access to more than 500,000 terrorist internet resources from 2018-2021, he added. Six channels of ...

“In that sense, Seoul is very much a pioneer and innovative, which other countries look to for inspiration.” applauded Turner. Turner also appreciated Seoul’s management of historical heritages combined with traditional and modern architecture including Japanese architecture. "New Zealand has Maori people invaded by the European settlers but unlike in Korea, the whites didn't go away, they rema...

President Mirziyoyev stressed on international platforms for stable and solid development in Central Asia to achieving peace in neighboring Afghanistan. Uzbekistan supports peaceful and stable development of Afghanistan. Dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is a particular concern because Afghan people are facing serious socioeconomic problems. According to UN estimates, 18 million people ...

It has been 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Uzbekistan and South Korea. Our countries are time-tested reliable strategic partners. As a result of high-level dialogue and joint aspirations, cooperation between our countries has been steadily developing in all directions. The state visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to South Kor...

Over the past five years, issues of increasing the role of women in society in the country have been raised to the level of state policy, and 25 legislative acts have been adopted in this area. Various programs to support women are being implemented with the assistance of international organizations. In the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, the Committee on Women and Gender Equality and Commission on E...