<span style="color: #222222;">Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a two-nation tour of Japan and South Korea on the 2nd of September. <br />'' <br />'' As part of his visit to Japan, the Minister will co-chair the Annual Defence Ministerial Dialogue with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya. <br />'' <br />'' Our correspondent reports the Ministerial Dialogue will aim to further strengthen India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership and include wide-ranging discussions to enhance the bilateral defence and security engagements between the two countries. Mr Singh will also call on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.<br />'' <br />'' In the second leg of his tour, Mr Singh will visit South Korea on the 5th of September. He will have a bilateral dialogue with Minister of National Defence Jeong Kyeong Doo. He will also call on South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak – Yon. <br />'' <br />'' A CEO's Forum followed by a Business-to-Government meeting will also be held in Seoul with the participation of members of the Defence Industry from both sides with the aim to encourage India – South Korea Defence Industry co-operation.</span><br />'' <br />''