{
  "id": 7510335,
  "title": "Korea, Uzbekistan discuss cultural cooperation in ministerial meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/korea-uzbekistan-discuss-cultural-cooperation-in-ministerial-meeting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T08:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260915/korea-uzbekistan-discuss-cultural-cooperation-in-ministerial-meeting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Culture ministers from Korea and Uzbekistan met in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in cultural areas such as libraries and tourism. Chae Hwi-young, the Korean Culture Minister, praised Uzbekistan as an \"important partner\" and expressed optimism about expanding cultural exchange during the upcoming Korea-Central Asia summit. He outlined several areas for potential collaboration, including designating a year for mutual cultural exchange, initiating a joint library project, and enhancing King Sejong Institutes for Korean language education.\n\nIn response, Uzbekistan's Culture Minister Ozodbek Ahmadovich Nazarbekov proposed the establishment of a joint working-level committee to address various exchanges in the culture sector. He emphasized the growing need for Korea's interest and cooperation in the field of libraries, given the increasing reading population in Uzbekistan.",
  "summary": "The culture ministers of Korea and Uzbekistan held talks Tuesday to discuss ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in areas including libraries and tourism. The meeting between Culture Minister Chae Hwi-young and his Uzbek counterpart, Ozodbek Ahmadovich Nazarbekov, was held in Seoul. During the meeting, Chae called the central Asian country an \"important partner\" and expressed hopes that bilateral…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea, Uzbekistan pledge deeper cultural ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/korea-uzbekistan-pledge-deeper-cultural-ties",
        "published": "2026-09-15T05:27:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea, Uzbekistan discuss cultural cooperation in ministerial meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/s-korea-uzbekistan-discuss-cultural-cooperation-in-ministerial-meeting",
        "published": "2026-09-15T07:53:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}