Minister Won Hee-ryong Meets Kyrgyz Foreign Minister to Discuss Cooperation Plans

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong (right) is shaking hands with Jeenbek Kulubaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, at the National Land Development Exhibition Hall on the 25th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Min-young] Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan to discuss cooperation measures in the infrastructure sector between the two countries.

According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on the 26th, Minister Won met with Jeenbek Kulubaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, at the Land Development Exhibition Hall the previous afternoon to discuss cooperation measures in the infrastructure sector between the two countries.

The meeting was arranged at the request of the Kyrgyzstan side, who visited Korea to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Kyrgyzstan.

At the meeting, Minister Won said, "We hope that Korean companies with excellent technology and experience in the infrastructure sector will participate in various infrastructure construction projects in Kyrgyzstan, such as urban development, railroads, and airports, thereby expanding cooperation between the two countries."

Minister Kulubaev stated, "Kyrgyzstan hopes to strengthen cooperation with Korea in various fields such as urban development, roads, railroads, airports, and aviation, and requests in-depth cooperation through Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects."

In response, Minister Won said, "This year, through the Ministry of Land's K-City Network project and international development cooperation projects in land and transport, cooperation between the two countries has officially begun in the fields of smart cities and land and transport ODA," adding, "We expect that through close communication and discussions between the two countries, cooperation projects will expand into various fields and progress into substantial cooperative projects."

The Ministry of Land plans to actively support the advancement of Korean companies by strengthening exchanges with Kyrgyzstan and other Central Asian regions and discovering promising cooperation projects.

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