Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and South Korean Overseas Minister Cho Hyun trade a handshake forward of their assembly in Seoul on June 24, 2026. Picture: X/@DrSJaishankar by way of ANI.
Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) held talks along with his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun, specializing in bilateral cooperation and the quickly altering international scenario, the leaders mentioned.
Mr. Jaishankar is at the moment in South Korea on a two-day go to — the second leg of an ongoing overseas tour — after having visited Mongolia.
“It’s a nice pleasure to be again in Seoul and to satisfy you and your workforce immediately for our discussions,” Mr. Jaishankar mentioned in his opening remarks, noting that the assembly was well timed, given the state of the world and the significance of the bilateral relationship.
The talks centered on follow-up measures in the important thing areas of commerce, funding and finance, agreed throughout South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s state go to to India in April.
Mr. Jaishankar emphasised that as overseas ministers, it was their accountability to take the connection ahead and construct a extra forward-looking, modern partnership.
“The potential of our relationship stays to be realised, and from our facet, there’s a full dedication that we might try to do this,” Mr. Jaishankar mentioned, acknowledging Mr. Cho’s private dedication to strengthening ties.
After the assembly, he posted on X, “We reviewed our cooperation throughout political, shipbuilding, commerce, investments, defence, expertise, clear vitality, tradition and people-to-people domains.”
Mr. Jaishankar additionally mentioned the 2 of them mentioned alternatives in areas like startups, fintech and multilateral boards, and exchanged views on developments of their respective areas and world wide. The discussions, held in Seoul, continued by way of lunch and went on for round three hours.
Mr. Cho mentioned President Lee’s go to to India in April marked a turning level for elevating Korea-India relations to a brand new dimension.
“We welcome swift follow-up progress in areas corresponding to commerce, funding and finance and mentioned the right way to construct on these achievements,” he mentioned in a submit on X after the assembly.
Mr. Cho highlighted India’s internet hosting of “Korea Week” this week and the way it fulfilled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dedication to immediately handle challenges confronted by Korean companies in India.
“I’m grateful for India’s sturdy assist, and Korea will quickly host an identical dialogue for Indian corporations in Korea,” he mentioned.
The 2 overseas ministers additionally had an in-depth dialogue on the quickly altering international panorama and agreed to take care of shut communication in responding to financial implications stemming from developments in West Asia, mentioned Mr. Cho.
Mr. Jaishankar and Mr. Cho are scheduled to satisfy once more on Thursday (June 25, 2026) on the Jeju Discussion board for Peace and Prosperity, the place the previous will ship the keynote speech.
Revealed – June 24, 2026 03:11 pm IST