Mr. Dongchea Chung, Special Envoy of Mr. Moon Jae-In, President of the Republic of Korea, called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra   Modi today. 

 The Prime Minister conveyed his appreciation for President Moon’s gesture of sending Mr. Chung as his Special Envoy to India. 

 The Prime Minister recalled his visit to the Republic of Korea in May 2015, during which the bilateral relationship was upgraded to a ‘Special Strategic Partnership’, and said that the Republic of Korea is an important development partner for India. 

 The Prime Minister welcomed the deepening of bilateral partnership not only in trade and economic spheres, but also in new areas like   defence cooperation. 

 The Prime Minister said that he is committed to working with President Moon for further enhancement of bilateral relationship, and looked forward to an early opportunity to meet President Moon. 

 

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