After his visit to Japan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has landed in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday. Defence Minister is on a five-day visit to East-Asian countries. main aim of this visit is to strengn defence and security ties of East-Asian countries with India. His first stop was Japan.

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Aim to strengn Indio-South Korean bilateral Defence relations

Earlier on Wednesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met  Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-Yon. He is set to meet his Korean Defence counterpart Jeong Kyeong-Doo as well. aim of meeting is to discuss enhancements to bilateral defence and security.

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While in Seoul, Defence Minister is also scheduled to attend a Business-to-Government (B2G) meeting with Defence Industry members from Korea and India. meeting with Defence industry delegates aims to boost Defence Industry co-operation between India and Republic of Korea.

India is also at work on building a strong military hardware co-operation with Republic of Korea.  K-9 Vajra self-propelled howitzers built by Larsen and Tubro have alrey been inducted by Indian Army.

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Defence Minister described Republic of Korea and India as natural partners who complement each or. He also echoed Rabindranath Tagore's moniker for country, 'Light of East'.

(With Inputs from ANI)