S.Korea, Uzbekistan agree on joint oil exploration

South Korea and the Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan on Tuesday agreed to increase bilateral cooperation in oil exploration and trade and to work together closely to resolve the North Korean nuclear weapons crisis peacefully.

The agreement was reached during a summit between South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and his Uzbek counterpart Islam Karimov at the latter’s office in Tashkent, according to Seoul officials accompanying the president on his three-day state visit to Uzbekistan.

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