S Korea, Central Asia States to Discuss Cooperation on Nov.15-16

Tenth Forum of cooperation "Republic of Korea-Central Asia" is about to kick off in Seoul, the press service of Uzbekistan's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A delegation from South Korea would discuss the issues of cooperation with colleagues from five Central Asian countries at the Tenth Forum of cooperation "Republic of Korea-Central Asia", which would be held in Seoul on November 15-16, the press service of Uzbekistan's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

"The delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan will take part in the work of the 10th forum of cooperation 'Republic of Korea-Central Asia' at the level of Deputy Foreign Ministers on November 15-16 in Seoul," a statement on the Uzbek Foreign Ministry's website said.

According to the ministry, the countries plan to discuss the acute issues of multilateral cooperation, in particular, prospects of cooperation in the spheres of electronic government and agriculture.

The Forum of cooperation "Republic of Korea-Central Asia" has been held annually since 2007 and aims at strengthening and expanding cooperation and partnership of South Korea, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in various spheres. At the annual meetings the countries discuss the level and prospects of bilateral and multilateral relations.