Published 23:53 IST, September 4th 2019

Rajnath Singh in S Korea; Meets Korean PM, calls it "Light of East"

Rajnath Singh has landed in Seoul on Wednesday after visiting Japan. He is on a 5-day visit to East Asian countries to strengthen Defence ties with India

Reported by: Misha Bhatt
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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 meets South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-Yon

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'.

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(With Inputs from ANI)

17:37 IST, September 4th 2019