TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 1. Uzbekistan and South Korea’s Herald Group have agreed to organize a joint Uzbek-Korean Business Forum, Trend reports via the Ministry of Investment, Industry, and Trade of Uzbekistan.
The agreement was reached during talks between Uzbekistan’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade Ilzat Kasimov and Herald Group representatives, held as part of a working visit to Seoul.
The forum is expected to take place within the framework of the fifth Tashkent International Investment Forum, scheduled for June 16-19, 2026, in Tashkent.
During the visit, Kasimov also held negotiations with leading South Korean organizations, including KIND, BOMI, and KICOX. The sides discussed a number of prospective projects in healthcare, aviation, infrastructure, and urban development, with a particular focus on expanding public-private partnerships and applying Korean expertise in the management of Uzbekistan’s industrial zones.
Meanwhile, during the visit, Uzbekistan and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) also started work on a new partnership memorandum set to run through 2028.