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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yeul chaired the 10th India-South Korea Joint Commission meeting in Seoul on Wednesday. The two leaders discussed expansion of bilateral relations, cooperation in defence, science and technology, trade and business sectors.

During the meeting, Jaishankar and Cho Tae-yeul discussed developments in the Indo-Pacific and the convergence of India and South Korea on challenges in the region. The two sides also talked about furthering trilateral cooperation. In a post on Twitter, Jaishankar said he co-chaired a comprehensive and meaningful 10th India-South Korea Joint Commission meeting with his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yeul in Seoul.

The talks discussed our expanded bilateral relations, cooperation in the fields of defence, science and technology. Trade and business, people-to-people exchanges and cultural cooperation. Also talked about taking forward trilateral cooperation. Exchanged views on developments in the Indo-Pacific region, our understanding of challenges in the region, and regional and global issues of mutual interest.

In his opening remarks at the 10th India-South Korea Joint Commission meeting, Jaishankar said relations between the two countries have gone “from strength to strength”. Describing both the countries as “important” partners for each other, he emphasized that India and South Korea have witnessed steady growth in trade, investment and defence. He said that as you saw, last year we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of our diplomatic relations. During the visit of our Prime Minister in 2015, our relationship was elevated to a Special Strategic Partnership.