Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev has expressed hope that the upcoming inter-Korean summit will pave the way for lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.

President Mirziyoev said that he was deeply impressed by the ROK government's active and sincere approach toward North Korea on the occasion of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics that has led to a thawing of the long-frozen relations between the two Koreas.

The Uzbek president made the remark during his meeting with Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha in Tashkent on Wednesday. Kang was on a three-day trip to Central Asia that included her earlier visit to Kazakhstan.