India, South Korea explores new domains of bilateral defence cooperation; Read More-

New Delhi, Mar 27: Strengthening bilateral ties, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his South Korean counterpart Suh Wook successfully concluded their bilateral talks on defence cooperation. Both sides explored new domains of bilateral defence cooperation and avenues to strengthen the long-standing bilateral defence partnership.

 

 

Both the ministers acknowledged that the bilateral defence cooperation has broadened significantly in scale and scope across Tri-Service as well as agencies dealing with defence technology and industry. Both the countries have also found common ground on several multilateral fora and engagements.

 

 

 

 

They exchanged views on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the defence and security engagements as well as best practices followed by the Armed Forces of both nations. Besides, Singh lauded the stellar contribution of South Korea in the pandemic mitigation efforts.

 

They reaffirmed their support for multilateral initiatives to promote lasting peace and stability in the region and beyond. As brought out by Singh during his interaction with his counterpart, the bilateral relations between both the countries are set to grow further and the meeting between them will give it the necessary impetus to take it to the next level.

 

 

The Ministers also expressed satisfaction over the commitment exhibited by diverse agencies of both countries to sustain structured annual dialogues at various levels of leadership through virtual means when travel and physical engagements became increasingly challenging during the ongoing pandemic. This has kept up the momentum of bilateral defence engagements. The Armed Forces of both countries hope to approach 2021 with renewed confidence.

 

Earlier, Singh and Suh Wook jointly inaugurated the India-Korea Friendship Park in a ceremony to mark the occasion at Delhi Cantonment.