Uzbekistan Minister of Labor Meets Ulsan Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom to Discuss Exchange and Cooperation... 'Year of Korea-Uzbek Mutual Exchange' Diplomatic Visit

Ulsan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The Minister of Employment and Labor of Uzbekistan and Ulsan Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom will meet in Ulsan on the 1st to mark the Year of Korea-Uzbek Mutual Exchange.

Ulsan City announced that Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom will receive a courtesy visit from Khusanov Nozim, Minister of Employment and Labor of Uzbekistan, at 10 a.m. on the same day in the mayor’s reception room on the 7th floor of the city hall main building and have a conversation.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Uzbekistan, and following the visit of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Korea in December last year, it was declared the “Year of Korea-Uzbek Mutual Exchange.” Minister Khusanov Nozim’s visit to Ulsan is also part of the exchanges between the two countries.

During the conversation, Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom and Minister Khusanov Nozim will discuss expanding and improving bilateral cooperation in local government and migrant labor sectors.

Prior to this, on November 30, Minister Khusanov Nozim and his delegation visited Hyundai Heavy Industries, where 170 Uzbek workers are employed, and held a meeting with their compatriots.

Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom of Ulsan said, “Uzbek migrant workers have entered Ulsan and contributed to industrial development,” adding, “I hope this opportunity will lead to active exchanges in the labor sector between Ulsan and Uzbek local governments.”

Uzbekistan’s area is twice that of the Korean Peninsula, with a population of 33.5 million, the largest in Central Asia. In April 2019, Korea and Uzbekistan upgraded their diplomatic relations to a “Special Strategic Partnership.”

There are about 600 Uzbeks residing in Ulsan, of whom about 200 work as laborers.

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