Jakarta, May 31 -- The Sakuranesia Foundation and Karakalpak State University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Nukus, Uzbekistan, to strengthen international cooperation in education, research, human resource development, and cultural exchange involving Uzbekistan, Indonesia, and Japan.

"Educational and research exchanges linking Uzbekistan, Japan, and Indonesia have the potential to create new networks of knowledge and culture across Asia," Sakuranesia Foundation Education Adviser Ken Ito said in a statement issued in Jakarta on Sunday.

The signing ceremony was attended by Sakuranesia Foundation founder Tovic Rustam, Education Adviser Ken Ito, and Karakalpak State University Rector Jollibekov Berdiyar Bakhtiyarovich....