Uzbekistan delegation visits Seoul

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 21-22 December, a delegation of Uzbekistan led by the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ilkhom Nematov visited the Republic of Korea to discuss cooperation issues with the Global Green Growth Institute and the Global Commission on Adaptation, which are led by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

At the meeting with Ban Ki-moon in Seoul, the sides exchanged views on the environmental and socio-economic situation in the Aral Sea region.

The Uzbek Foreign Ministry said that the former UN Secretary-General highly appreciated the practical measures taken in Uzbekistan to combat the negative consequences of the Aral crisis and welcomed the international initiatives of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev aimed at further increasing the attention of the international community to this problem and mobilizing donor assistance on solving it.

Uzbekistan delegation also visited the headquarters of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and got acquainted with the main activities of this organization. During the presentation, organized with the assistance of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Korea, GGGI experts became familiar with the situation in the Aral Sea region.

The parties discussed promising areas of cooperation on improving the environmental and socio-economic situation in the Aral Sea crisis zone, including with involvement of financial-technical assistance from international donor agencies.

Following the presentation of projects on rehabilitation of the Aral Sea region, an agreement was reached on organizing a visit of GGGI experts to Uzbekistan for studying the state of affairs at places and implementation of presented projects.