Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Today, on 1 August, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Lieutenant-General Bakhodir Kurbanov, received a delegation headed by the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Korea, Lee Jong Sup, who arrived in our country on an official visit.

First, an official meeting of the guests took place with the participation of the Guard of Honor. The military band played the national anthems of the two countries.

During a bilateral meeting held at the central office of the Ministry of Defense, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhodir Kurbanov cordially congratulated his Korean counterpart on the visit to Uzbekistan organized and stressed that despite the geographical location of the two countries far from each other, the peoples of the two countries are connected by moral closeness, cultural ties and values.

In addition, the Minister of Defense of Uzbekistan noted that close friendly relations are moving to a new level of strategic partnership and allied relations are being strengthened. Also, the defense ministers of the two countries made promising proposals for continuing cooperation in the military sphere and dwelled on the issues outlined for further implementation.

After the official meeting, the military delegation of the Republic of Korea went to the Academy of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Here guests will be introduced to the activities and infrastructure of the Academy.