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Singh, who is on a three-day visit to the far-east country, also attended the Seoul Defense Dialogue on Thursday where he spoke about ‘the strong currents towards peace that are present in the Korean Peninsula.’
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a three day visit to South Korea, signed two MoUs pertaining to defence co-operation with the far-east country on Friday.
The MoUs are aimed at furthering defence educational exchanges and extension of mutual logistical support for the navies of both countries, Defence Ministry tweeted on Friday.
The ministers exchanged views on regional and international developments of mutual interest. Two MoUs to further defence educational exchanges & extend logistical support to each other’s navies were signed. These agreements will help enhance defence cooperation between India-RoK pic.twitter.com/yCcpKvNrUD
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— रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) September 6, 2019
Singh met his South Korean counterpart Jeong Kyeongdoo on Thursday during his three-day visit to the country, which will end on Friday.
“Had productive discussions with the Minister of National Defence of RoK, Mr Jeong Kyeong-Doo, during bilateral meeting. The ongoing defence cooperation engagements have made good progress in recent years. We agreed that there was great potential to further enhance these ties,” he tweeted.
Had productive discussions with the Minister of National Defence of RoK, Mr Jeong Kyeong-Doo during bilateral meeting.
The ongoing Defence cooperation engagements have made good progress in recent years.
We agreed that there was great potential to further enhance these ties. pic.twitter.com/eKLY0jlV7x
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 5, 2019
According to a ministry official, the two leaders had a comprehensive review of bilateral defence co-operation and noted that defence co-operation lies at the heart of the Special Strategic Partnership between India and South Korea.
Ongoing co-operation at service-to-service level and prospects for enhanced co-operation between defence industries of India and Korea were also discussed a part from exchange of views on regional and international developments of mutual interest.
Earlier, Singh paid homage at the National Cemetery of Korea and also visited the War Memorial where he presented a copy of the citation received by the Indian 60th Para Field Hospital for its exceptional contributions during the Korean War.
“Visited the War Memorial at Seoul in Republic of Korea today. The sacrifice and dedication of the UN forces and veterans in the Korean War will never be forgotten,” Singh wrote in another tweet.
Visited the War Memorial at Seoul in Republic of Korea today. The sacrifice and dedication of the UN Forces and veterans in the Korean War will never be forgotten. pic.twitter.com/vOQ4kAuNjm
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 5, 2019
Singh also attended the Seoul Defense Dialogue on Thursday where he spoke on ” the strong currents towards peace that are present in the Korean Peninsula.”
Attended a special session of ‘Seoul Defense Dialogue’ in Seoul today and shared my views on the strong currents towards peace that are present in the Korean Peninsula.
I am optimistic about the outcome as long as all concerned parties are committed to building peace together. pic.twitter.com/4f8LvtYG8P
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 5, 2019
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