Manohar Parrikar to talk defence cooperation with South Korea tomorrow

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will hold extensive talks with top South Korean officials in Seoul on Thursday on deepening bilateral defence ties especially in the context of Modi government's 'Make-in-India' initiative.

Parrikar, who is in Seoul, is accompanied by Defence Secretary RK Mathur and senior Indian military and civilian officials from the Ministry of Defence and an Indian Defence industry delegation.

During this three-day visit to South Korea, Parrikar will co-chair the India-Republic of Korea (RoK) Defence Ministerial meeting with his Korean counterpart Gen Han Min-Koo tomorrow.

They will hold extensive discussions on the entire gamut of bilateral defence relationship and regional and global issues of mutual interest and will in particular identify ways to upgrade the defence relationship, an official statement said.

Parrikar will also meet the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Choi Yun-hee, Minister Chang Myoung-Jin of the Korean Defence Acquisition Program Administration and National Security Advisor Kim Kwan-Jin.