Yun visits Samarkand, ‘the guts of the Silk Highway’… Information for the Uzbek president

President Yoon Seok-yeol and his spouse Kim Kun-hee, who have been on a state go to to Uzbekistan, arrived in Samarkand on the fifteenth (native time), disembarked from Airplane No. 1 Air Power, and have been welcomed by the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Abdullah. Aripov and greeted Uzbek officers. 2024.06.15. Samarkand (Uzbekistan) = Newsis President Yoon Seok-yeol, who’s on a state go to to Uzbekistan, visited Samarkand, the oldest metropolis in Central Asia and a UNESCO World Heritage Website, on the fifteenth (native time), the final day of the state go to. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, former Governor of Samarkand, accompanied the complete Samarkand itinerary.

In accordance with the Workplace of the President, President Yoon and his spouse traveled from Tashkent to Samarkand Worldwide Airport on the primary Air Power flight and visited Samarkand. The Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Aripov, the Minister of Overseas Affairs Sayodov, and the Governor of Samarkand welcomed President Yoon on the airport.

President Yoon Seok-yeol takes a commemorative photograph after planting a commemorative tree with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the flower mattress of the Presidential Palace visitor home in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on the 14th (native time). President’s Workplace Web site President Mirziyoyev and his spouse joined President Yoon on his go to. President Mirziyoyev personally launched and defined to President Yoon and his spouse the 4 predominant historic websites: Afrosiab Museum, Registan Sq., Tombs of the Rulers, and Ulugbek Observatory.

On the Afrosiab Museum, there’s a mural depicting two jowoogwan (cap with fowl feathers) ambassadors, believed to be historic Korans from across the seventh century. The President’s Workplace mentioned the 2 leaders and their spouses had time to replicate on the 1,400 years of pleasant historical past between the 2 international locations whereas trying on the mural.

Samarkand is a spot beforehand visited by former President Park Geun-hye and Moon Jae-in. Additionally it is referred to as the ‘Coronary heart of the Silk Highway’. Consideration was additionally paid to the ‘Ok Silk Highway Initiative’, a strategic plan for Central Asia that President Yoon introduced throughout his go to to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The truth that the chief of Uzbekistan was current in particular person for the complete schedule may be seen as a pleasure for the Korean chief.

President Yoon and his spouse will finish their go to with a pleasant lunch with President Mirziyoyev and his spouse and return house on the fifteenth.

Samarkand = Minister Reporter Seok jks@donga.com