UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | SEOUL, September 15 — President Lee Jae-myung of South Korea and President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan held a bilateral summit at the Blue House in Seoul on September 15, agreeing to substantially broaden the scope of their countries' cooperation beyond the traditional pillars of energy and industrial plant construction into railways, shipbuilding, new city development, water resources, forestry, artificial intelligence, and science and technology. President Berdimuhamedov was in Seoul on a state visit to attend the inaugural Korea-Central Asia Summit schedul
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan will arrive in South Korea on September 13 on a state visit, becoming the first among the leaders of the five Central Asian nations to travel to Seoul ahead of the inaugural Korea-Central Asia Summit scheduled for September 16. The visit marks the opening of what officials are describing as a historic week of summit diplomacy aimed at elevating Korea's engagement with Central Asia to a new strategic level. President Lee Jae-myung will hold a bilateral summit with President Mirziyoyev on the afternoon of September 14. The meeti
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | Rep. Kim Kyo-heung of South Korea's Democratic Party, who chairs the Korea-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Friendship Association, has stepped up parliamentary diplomacy efforts to support the successful hosting of the first Korea-Central Asia Summit, scheduled to take place in Seoul this September, and to expand practical cooperation between Seoul and Tashkent. On 20 August, Kim, who represents Incheon Seo-gu Gap, met with Alisher Abdusalomov, Uzbekistan's Ambassador to Korea, for a wide-ranging discussion on the direction of bilateral relations, the revitalization of parlia
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | South Korea and Uzbekistan have launched full-scale preparations for expanded bilateral economic cooperation ahead of the 1st Korea-Central Asia Summit, scheduled for September 16 and 17 in Seoul, convening a high-level business roundtable on August 11 at Lotte Hotel Seoul to identify concrete projects for discussion at the upcoming leaders' summit. The Korea-Uzbekistan Business Roundtable brought together senior government officials and key business representatives from both countries, serving as a preliminary economic coordination forum ahead of Uzbek President Shavk
UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has laid out a wide-ranging diplomatic agenda for the second half of 2026, linking summit diplomacy to supply chain strategy, strengthening protections for overseas Koreans, and expanding the country's international profile in advanced technology and cultural diplomacy. The plans were presented at a ministerial policy briefing chaired by President Lee Jae-myung at the Blue House State Guest House on August 5, covering both the major achievements of the first half of the year and the priority tasks for the months ahead. Particip