South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will come on a three-day visit to India, will meet PM on Monday

Many agreements can be signed

New Delhi. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will begin a three-day visit to India on Sunday to strengthen bilateral ties in trade, defense and critical technologies amid geopolitical fluctuations. Lee is expected to hold extensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, after which the two sides are likely to sign several agreements to strengthen bilateral cooperation in a number of areas, sources said. In the wake of Lee Jae Myung’s visit, the two countries will begin a new chapter of economic cooperation in strategic areas such as shipbuilding and maritime industry, finance, artificial intelligence (AI) and defense, South Korea’s national security adviser Wi Sung-lak said in Seoul.

He said, the two countries will maintain close coordination on energy supply amid the rapidly changing global scenario due to the war in West Asia. The President of South Korea will visit India and Vietnam and the first leg of the visit will begin from New Delhi. In New Delhi, Li is also likely to attend a business forum event featuring top corporate executives from the two countries. India-South Korea strategic relations have gained momentum in the last few years. Various bilateral mechanisms have been established to advance defense relations, including military cooperation and defense industrial cooperation.

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