On March 6, South Korea and India held a foreign 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 their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on March 6. |
During the 10th Joint Commission 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.
Stressing that India is an important partner for South Korea in the international arena, Cho "agreed" with his counterpart Jaishankar's earlier assessment that the Seoul-New Delhi partnership could emerge as an important player in the Indo-Pacific.
At a forum earlier this week, Mr. Jaishankar noted South Korea's Indo-Pacific strategy, announced under the Yoon Suk Yeol administration in 2022.
The 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 diplomat said.
The March 6 meeting 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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