Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The 16th cooperation forum “Central Asia – Republic of Korea” was held in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan).

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov took part in the forum. The event was also attended by the heads of foreign affairs agencies of the Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.

Forum participants discussed priority areas of interaction. Issues of sharing experience and knowledge to ensure sustainable development and progress in our countries were considered.

The ministers also discussed issues of cooperation in the field of transport and logistics, healthcare and medicine, climate change and environmental protection, information and communication technologies, education and science, as well as tourism.

The ministers outlined the priorities of their countries and the contours of interaction between the Central Asian states and the Republic of Korea.

Following the event, a Joint Statement was adopted by the heads of delegations of the countries of Central Asia and the Republic of Korea.