Rajnath Singh discuss mutual cooperation against COVID-19 with his South Korean counterpart
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New Delhi, July 10: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday discussed areas of mutual cooperation to combat the coronavirus pandemic with South Korean Minister of National Defence of Republic of Korea (RoK) Jeong Kyeong-Doo over a telephonic conversation.
Rajnath Singh informed Jeong Kyeong-Doo on India’s contribution to international efforts against COVID-19 and discussed areas of mutual cooperation in the global fight against the pandemic. They agreed to work together to deal with the complex challenges posed by this pandemic.
Spoke on the phone to Republic of Korea’s Minister of National Defence, Mr Jeong Kyeong-Doo about the challenges arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) July 10, 2020
We discussed areas of mutual cooperation in our fight against the pandemic. Both the countries have agreed to work together.
Both the Defence Ministers also reviewed the progress on various bilateral defence cooperation initiatives and expressed commitment to further promote defence cooperation engagements between the Armed Forces.
The two leaders also "agreed to take forward the agreements in the field of defence industry and defence technology cooperation between the two countries. Views on the regional developments of shared security interests were also shared during the telephonic call," the statement read.