Korea, Uzbekistan pledge deeper cultural ties
Korea and Uzbekistan agreed Tuesday to deepen cooperation across culture and the arts, with library development, language education and a possible year of cultural exchange among initiatives under discussion. Chae Hwi-young, Korea’s culture minister, met with Uzbekistan Culture Minister Ozodbek Nazarbekov at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul on Tuesday morning on the…
On Tuesday, Korean and Uzbek officials signed an agreement to expand cultural and artistic collaboration between the two nations. The talks took place at Seoul's National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, during the Korea-Central Asia Summit.
Korea's Minister of Culture, Chae Hwi-young, met with Uzbekistan's Culture Minister, Ozodbek Nazarbekov. Nazarbekov highlighted Uzbekistan's increasing interest in reading, expressing a desire for Korea's involvement in library-related international development projects. He also suggested establishing a joint working committee to further cooperation across various cultural domains.
Chae noted that Uzbekistan, which is home to a significant ethnic Korean community, is a valuable partner for Korea. She conveyed optimism that the summit would facilitate enhanced cultural exchanges. Possible areas of cooperation were identified, including the designation of a mutual year of cultural exchange, the development of a Friendship Library project, and the expansion of King Sejong Institute locations.
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