India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the Republic of Korea (RoK) delegation's special envoy, headed by the former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, on Thursday. Discussions were held on ways to strengthen bilateral ties in key areas, including the economy, technology, defence, maritime security, and people-to-people exchanges.
"Delighted to meet RoK President Lee Jae Myung's delegation of Special Envoys to India, led by former PM Kim Boo-kyum, this morning in Delhi. Discussed economic, technology, defence, and maritime cooperation. As well as expanding people-to-people exchanges," wrote EAM on his X account.
The meeting comes at a crucial point and amid renewed efforts from both sides to boost cooperation across sectors such as green hydrogen, shipbuilding, investment, semiconductors, and regional security, especially in the Indo-Pacific.
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Earlier, Indian Ambassador to South Korea Amit Kumar had also met Kim Boo-kyum ahead of his visit to India. The South Korean delegation included Representative Lee Kai Ho and Democratic Party of Korea's Supreme Council Member Song Sun-ho.
During the interaction, the two sides discussed the multifaceted Special Strategic Partnership and explored opportunities to strengthen bilateral ties in areas such as peace, prosperity, and regional connectivity.
The visit also comes after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in Canada last month. In the areas of trade, investment, green energy, and emerging technologies, both leaders pledged to collaborate. In order to encourage Korean investments in India, South Korea and India had previously started programs like Korea Plus. South Korea invested a total of USD 8.02 billion in India as of June 2023.
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