A parliamentary delegation led by Senate chair Tanzila Norboyeva met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Nov. 9 during an official visit to South Korea, the delegation’s press office said.

The visit is at the invitation of National Assembly Speaker Cho Jong Shik.

Norboyeva conveyed greetings from President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The two sides discussed strengthening the special strategic partnership between their countries and stepping up parliamentary ties.

Talks focused on carrying out projects worth nearly $12 billion, including expanding industrial cooperation, deploying advanced technologies, setting up new production capacity and developing cooperation between provinces.

They also considered securing, through legislation, the implementation of agreements reached at the highest level, and strengthening parliamentary oversight.

Education, health care, science and the training of skilled personnel were also discussed, along with creating decent conditions for Uzbek citizens working and studying in South Korea.

The delegation also held talks with Kim Jong Woo, head of the Seoul Startup Hub Gongdeok startup support center. They covered attracting South Korean startups to Uzbekistan, joint technology projects and using Uzbekistan as a regional technology platform for entering the Central Asian market.

Proposals included organizing Uzbek startups’ participation in the Try Everything international festival in South Korea in 2027 and drawing South Korean startups into Uzbekistan’s Land of Startups competition.

The visit continues. It also includes meetings with Cho and with Kim Gyo Hin, chair of the Korea-Uzbekistan parliamentary cooperation group.