Yoon on state visit to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan next week

Kim Tae-hyo, first deputy director of the National Security Office, speaks at a press briefing Friday. (Yonhap)

President Yoon Suk Yeol is to embark on a state visit to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan this week, as he seeks to cement Seoul’s business ties with Central Asia, according to the presidential office.

Yoon and first lady Kim Keon Hee are scheduled to travel for the visit from Monday to Saturday.

Seoul will work to integrate South Korea’s innovation prowess with Central Asian countries’ potential for economic development,…