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Rajnath heads to South Korea for strengthening defence and security ties
After completing his bilateral engagements in Japan, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday, headed to Seoul.
Seoul, South Korea: After completing his bilateral engagements in Japan, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday, headed to Seoul, on the second leg of his five-day visit to the East Asian countries, with an aim to intensify defence and security ties with India.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh: Heading to Seoul from Tokyo for a bilateral visit to Republic of Korea from 05-06 September. In Republic of Korea,I shall be having a bilateral dialogue with Minister of National Defence,Jeong Kyeong – Doo&also call on Prime Minister Lee Nak – Yon. pic.twitter.com/p3d4pySpMs
— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2019
The bilateral meeting with the Republic of Korea will include wide-ranging discussions to enhance bilateral defence and security engagements between the two countries," the Minister said on Twitter.
The bilateral meeting with Republic of Korea will include wide ranging discussions to enhance bilateral defence and security engagements between the two countries.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 4, 2019
In South Korea, Singh will be engaging in a bilateral dialogue with counterpart Jeong Kyeong-Doo, the Minister of National Defence, and also call on the Prime Minister Lee Nak-Yon. A CEO's Forum followed by a Business-to-Government (B2G) meeting will also be held in Seoul with the participation of members of the Defence Industry from both sides with an aim to encourage co-operation between defence Industry of India and the Republic of Korea.
A CEO’s Forum followed by a B2G meeting will also be held in Seoul with the participation of members of Defence Industry from both sides with the aim to encourage India – RoK Defence Industry cooperation.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 4, 2019
India is developing strong military hardware cooperation with South Korea as the Indian Army has already inducted the K-9 Vajra self-propelled howitzers built in partnership with the Indian firm Larsen and Toubro. (ANI)