On January 25, 2019, Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Dilshod Akhatov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea Kwon Young Woo, the press service of the MFA said.
 
An exchange of views took place on the schedule of bilateral contacts in 2019 in the political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres.

The parties stressed their mutual interest in successful holding of the upcoming Uzbekistan-South Korea summit and discussed the practical aspects of working together on its thorough preparation.