Rajnath Singh and his South Korean counterpart inaugurates Indo-Korean Friendship Park

NewsBharati    26-Mar-2021
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New Delhi, Mar 26: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with his South Korean counterpart Suh Wook Friday inaugurated the Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park in Delhi Cantonment to commemorate the contribution of Indian peacekeepers during the Korean War in 1950-53.
 
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"Rajnath Singh and Korean Minister of National Defence, Mr. Suh Wook at the inauguration of the Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park in Delhi Cantt. This Friendship Park has been built to commemorate the contribution of Indian peacekeepers during the Korean War in 1950-53," the Defence Ministry said in a tweet.
 
 
India had played a crucial role in the Korean wars from 1950 to 1953. In the year 1947, India’s first foreign secretary, K P S Menon, served as Chairman of the United Nations (UN) Commission which was set up to look after elections in South Korea. During the Korean War, warring sides accepted UN resolution which was sponsored by India to call a ceasefire. India had took a position of finding a solution to the pressing issue of the future of the prisoners of war.
 
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According to the data of the government of Korea, during the war, India had sent its 60th Parachute Field Ambulance Platoon of 627 medics. And these medics played a very critical role in taking care of around 220,000 soldiers and civilians. This has been developed by the Indian Army and is in association with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in India and the Korean War Veterans Association.
 
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India-South Korea relations have strengthened in recent years due to the Act East Policy (AEP) of India and the New Southern Policy (NSP) of South Korea. Bilateral ties have been enhanced in the fields of maritime security, nuclear disarmament, regional economic cooperation, counterterrorism and energy cooperation. Meanwhile, the economic partnership between both countries is struck at $22 billion.