[Photo News] Independence Day

Uzbek Charge d’Affaires Bakhtiyor Ibragimov (right) and Ahn Chong-ghee, deputy minister for economic affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pose for a photo during a reception celebrating the 22nd anniversary of Uzbekistan’s national independence at a hotel in Seoul on Friday. Uzbekistan’s Independence Day is celebrated on Sept. 1 and is the most important public holiday for the Central Asian country. (Philip Iglauer/The Korea Herald)