<span style="color: #222222;">India on Wednesday reiterated its continued support to usher in a new era of peace and stability in the Korean peninsula.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, India and South Korea also shared the view that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations is a global scourge and resolved to combat it through coordinated regional and global efforts.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a joint media address with Foreign Affairs Minister of Korea Ms. Kang Kyung-wha, Mrs Swaraj said, she and Ms. Kang also exchanged views on regional and global issues of common interest.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mrs Swaraj conveyed to Ms. Kang that India sees the Republic of Korea as an indispensable partner in its Act East policy and in its vision of the Indo-Pacific.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Both sides agreed to raise the quantum of the bilateral trade to 50 billion dollars by the year 2030.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">She said, an early conclusion of ongoing negotiations to upgrade the bilateral Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, CEPA,&nbsp; and implementation of trade facilitation measures already agreed upon will help us move towards this target.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">India and South Korea also explored new avenues of Korean investment in India's infrastructure modernization.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In her address, Foreign Affairs Minister of Korea Ms. Kang Kyung-wha said, the situation in the Korean Peninsula was discussed between her and Mrs Swaraj. She said, the two sides also agreed to improve people-to-people contacts.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | December 19, 2018 8:03 PM
India, S Korea to raise bilateral trade to 50 billion dollars by 2030