Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A delegation led by the Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis Tanzila Narbayeva is on a working visit to the Republic of Korea these days.

As part of the visit, the delegation of our country took part in a meeting of speakers of parliaments of Central Asian countries and the Republic of Korea in Seoul.

Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea Kim Jin-pyo, Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Erlan Koshanov, Toraga of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic Nurlanbek Shakiyev, Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda and Chairman of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Dunyagozel Gulmanova, as well as deputies and other political figures.

The purpose of this platform, created in the “5+1” format of inter-parliamentary cooperation, is to give new impetus and content to the further strengthening of multilateral dialogue between countries.

The main session of the event was devoted to the topic “Prospects and priority areas of regional cooperation between the countries of Central Asia and the Republic of Korea: intensive actions for the next 30 years.”

Speakers at the meeting noted that in recent years, interparliamentary dialogue has become important in the implementation of high-level agreements and the expansion of practical cooperation, along with traditional issues on the agenda for multilateral cooperation between the states of Central Asia and the Republic of Korea.

In her speech, the Chairman of the Senate especially emphasized the important role of the “Central Asia + Korea” cooperation format (since 2007), which for more than 15 years has been working to promote new initiatives and ideas to expand interaction in the field of investment, innovation, transport, healthcare, education and culture.

A number of proposals were also put forward during this international dialogue. In particular, they include issues such as deepening inter-parliamentary cooperation in the field of technology, innovation and the green economy, attracting Korean investments and introducing new technologies in the field of alternative energy and the production of green hydrogen.

In the afternoon, the meeting continued its work, dividing into two sessions. At the session dedicated to the topic “Economic cooperation between the countries of Central Asia and the Republic of Korea”, attention was paid to the issues of consolidating efforts through multilateral and mutually beneficial cooperation, including interparliamentary dialogue in the context of intensified contradictions and conflicts in the world today, negative trends in the global economy, unstable international trade and economic relations.

During the session, the Chairperson of the Senate expressed her opinion and noted that the further development of trade, economic and investment interaction between the countries of Central Asia and the Republic of Korea can become a key driver for regional cooperation, parliamentary support is important in creating all the necessary conditions for the development of practical cooperation to strengthen trade -economic and investment relations.

It was noted that research and analysis of current regulations governing transport and logistics activities are required to identify possible problems and contradictions. Attention was focused on the need to develop projects taking into account existing standards and requirements, as well as the needs of all stakeholders.

And at the session “Cooperation between the countries of Central Asia and the Republic of Korea in the field of digital transformation,” the participants’ attention was paid to the issues of economic development and the success of digitalization processes in strengthening the position of Central Asia on a global scale, and the widespread introduction of artificial intelligence in various sectors of the economy.

During the session, the Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis put forward proposals for the creation of a Central Asia Center in Tashkent with the support of the Republic of Korea in the field of research and development of artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on conducting research and development with leading Korean universities, training qualified personnel and developing popular IT products for the needs of all countries of the region and training of qualified personnel in the field of digitalization.

At the meeting, the proposal to hold the next meeting of inter-parliamentary cooperation “Central Asia - Republic of Korea” in 2024 in Ashgabat was supported.

As a result of the event, the Joint Declaration of the first meeting of the speakers of the parliaments of the countries of Central Asia and the Republic of Korea was adopted.