On March 6, South Korea and India held a ministerial-level dialogue in Seoul to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations.
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| South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul (right) poses for a photo with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar before talks at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on March 6. |
At the 10th Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) in Seoul, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar highlighted the importance of partnership in the Indo -Pacific region.
Emphasizing that India is an important partner of South Korea on the international stage, Cho Tae-yul "agreed" with his counterpart Jaishankar's earlier assessment that the Seoul-New Delhi partnership could emerge as a crucial factor in the Indo- Pacific .
At a forum earlier this week, Mr. Jaishankar noted South Korea's Indo-Pacific strategy, announced under President Yoon Suk Yeol's administration in 2022.
According to the diplomat, this strategy shows the potential for the two countries to cooperate more closely as like-minded nations in common areas, such as building "reliable and resilient" supply chains.
The meeting on March 6th marked the first JCM, a comprehensive dialogue mechanism for broad discussions on bilateral relations, since December 2018.
The two countries elevated their bilateral relationship to a special strategic partnership when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a state visit to South Korea in May 2015.
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