Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun in Seoul on June 24 and reviewed cooperation across shipbuilding, trade, investments, defence, technology, clean energy, culture and P2P domains.
Jaishankar and Cho Hyun also spoke about opportunities in startups, fintech and multilateral fora.
Following their meeting, Jaishankar in a post on X wrote, “Pleased to meet FM Cho Hyun of RoK in Seoul today. Our discussions followed upon the outcomes of recent visit of President Lee Jae Myung to India. We reviewed our cooperation across political, shipbuilding, trade, investments, defence, technology, clean energy, culture and P2P domains. As well as opportunities in startups, fintech and multilateral fora. Also exchanged views on development in our respective regions and around the world.”
Cho Hyun noted that President Lee Jae Myung’s State visit to India in April last year provided the momentum to elevate South Korea–India ties to a new level. Cho Hyun said he and EAM Jaishankar assessed the swift progress on follow-up measures in areas like trade, investment, and finance, as agreed during last April’s summit, and discussed ways to advance them further.
“This week, the Prime Minister’s Office of India is hosting ‘Korea Week’, fulfilling Prime Minister Modi’s commitment made during the summit to directly explore solutions to the challenges faced by our companies in India.
While expressing my gratitude for India’s full support, I also conveyed that we will soon hold a similar roundtable for Indian companies entering the Korean market,” Cho Hyun posted on X.
