India, S. Korea agree to step up cooperation on defence, bio-health sectors

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India and the Republic of Korea share a warm friendship and deep-rooted cultural linkages..

Today's talks focused on ways to further cement this friendship in key developmental sectors," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) tweeted.PTISouth.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his South Korean counterpart, President Yoon Suk Yeol, held talks on Saturday and agreed to enhance cooperation on defence and bio-health sectors, reported Reuters, citing Yoon's office...

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan as South Korea and India were invited to the summit as guest countries...

During the meeting, they reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen bilateral ties as the two nations celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations this year, it said.. They agreed to deepen cooperation in areas of trade and investment, high technology, IT hardware manufacturing, defence, semiconductor, and culture, the ministry said.. They also discussed India's G20 presidency and South Korea's Indo-Pacific strategy, it said.. India is presently holding the presidency of the G20 grouping...

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