First Korea-Central Asia Summit 2026

Central Asian Countries

• Relations with the Republic of Korea

  우리나라와의 관계 테이블

  Establishment of Diplomatic Relations	January 29, 1992
  Bilateral Trade (2025 KITA)	Exports: $1.79 billion Imports: $20 million

• High-level Exchanges

  주요인사 교류현황 테이블

  From the Republic of Uzbekistan to the ROK

  1992 June President Karimov 1995 February Chairperson of the Parliament Khalilov 1995 February President Karimov 1997 September Prime Minister Sultanov 1999 October President Karimov 2003 December Deputy Prime Minister Ganiev 2004 May Deputy Prime Minister Azimov 2006 March President Karimov 2007 May Chairperson of the Legislative chamber of the Parliament Khalilov 2008 February President Karimov 2009 March Deputy Prime Minister Azimov 2010 February President Karimov 2011 June Chief Justice Mustafaev 2012 September President Karimov 2013 February Deputy Prime Minister Azimov 2013 December Deputy Prime Minister Azimov 2015 May President Karimov 2016 April Deputy Prime Minister Azimov 2016 September Deputy Prime Minister Azimov 2016 December Deputy Prime Minister Azimov 2017 August Deputy Prime Minister Kuchkarov 2018 February Speaker of the Legislative chamber of the Parliament Ismailov 2019 March Deputy Prime Minister Ganiev 2019 August Chairperson of the Senate of the Parliament Narbayeva 2019 October Deputy Prime Minister Abdukhakimov 2020 July Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurzakov 2021 December President Shavkat Mirziyoyev 2022 October Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Norov 2023 September Chairperson of the Senate Tanzila Narbayeva 2023 September Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov 2024 March Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov 2024 November Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov 2025 December Deputy Prime Minister Khodjaev 2026 June Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Kudratov

  From the ROK to the Republic of Uzbekistan

  1994 June President Kim Young-sam 1996 July Presidential envoy Kim Duck-ryong 2000 June President of the Constitutional Court of Korea Kim Yong-joon 2002 April President of KOICA Min Hyung-gi 2005 May President Roh Moo-hyun 2005 August President of the Constitutional Court of Korea Yoon Young-chul 2005 October Chairperson of the National Assembly Kim Won-ki 2006 September Prime Minister Han Myong-sook 2007 December Minister of Strategy and Finance Kwon O-Kyu 2008 May Prime Minister Han Seung-soo 2009 May President Lee Myung-bak 2009 August Presidential envoy Ahn Sang-soo 2011 August President Lee Myung-bak 2012 January Chairperson of the National Assembly Park Hee-tae 2012 August President of the Constitutional Court of Korea Lee Kang-guk 2013 January Presidential evvoy Lee Jae-oh 2013 May Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Yang Seung-tae 2014 June President Park Geun-hye 2014 November Prime Minister Chung Hong-won 2016 May Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn 2016 September Deputy Prime Minister Lee Joon-sik (Condolence delegation) 2017 March Deputy Prime Minister Lee Joon-sik 2017 August Mayor of Seoul Park Won-soon 2017 September Speaker of the National Assembly Chung Sye-kyun 2018 February Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon 2018 May Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Northern Economic Cooperation Song Young-gil 2019 April President Moon Jae-in 2019 April Prosecutor General Moon Moo-il 2021 Speaker of the National Assembly Park Byeong-Seok 2021 October Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Kim Myung-soo 2022 August Chairman of the Korea-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Friendship Group Park Kwang-on 2023 June Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin 2023 July Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jung-sik 2023 August Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-sup 2023 September Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho 2023 October Minister of Environment Han Hwa-jin 2024 June President Yoon Suk Yeol 2025 December Speaker of the National Assembly Woo Won-shik 2026 March Delegation of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee of the National Assembly 2026 May Deputy Prime Minister Koo, Yun Cheol 2026 May President of the Korea-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Friendship Association Kim Gyo-hung 2026 May Minister of the Interior and Safety Yun Hojung

[Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea]