SEOUL, August 17 (AJP) - South Korea’s Foreign Minister, Cho Hyun, and his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, held talks in New Delhi, Saturday (local time) as the two countries marked the 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership and pledged to expand cooperation in security, technology and defense.
Cho's visit come amid a flurry of high-level exchanges between the two governments, including a summit meeting between President Lee Jae Myung and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Group of 7 gathering earlier this year and a visit by a South Korean presidential envoy.
Jaishankar welcomed Cho’s return to India, noting that he had once served as South Korea’s ambassador to the country, and underscored New Delhi’s commitment to deepening ties with Seoul.
He also delivered an invitation for President Lee to visit India at a “mutually convenient time,” according to South Korea’s Foreign Ministry.
Both ministers agreed to strengthen cooperation not only through more frequent high-level visits but also in global diplomacy and security affairs.
Cho said South Korea was pursuing a more diversified foreign policy, guided by its ambition to act as a “responsible global power” in a shifting international order.
That effort, he added, includes building stronger relationships with regional powers such as India, alongside the United States, China, Japan and Russia.
The two sides highlighted plans to update their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, aiming to expand collaboration in supply chains, critical technologies and defense industries.
Cho also asked New Delhi to give “special consideration” to South Korean companies operating in India, calling for greater cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
They also discussed regional and global security issues, including tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the foreign ministry said.
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