South Korean President Lee Jae-myung arrives for three-day state visit; ‘Special Strategic Partnership’ in focus | India News
New Delhi: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung arrived in India on Sunday on a three-day state visit, the first by a South Korean leader in more than eight years. The Ministry of External Affairs described the visit as an “important milestone” in advancing the India-South Korea Special Strategic Partnership.Lee, who assumed office in June 2025, met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday before a formal reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He will also go to Rajghat to pay his respects to Mahatma Gandhi.The South Korean president will later hold a bilateral summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House, the hub of his visit. Discussions between the two leaders are expected to focus on expanding cooperation in semiconductors, defense manufacturing, green energy and trade, including the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). A joint press statement is expected after the summit. Lee is also scheduled to attend a business forum at Bharat Mandapam and meet President Draupadi Murmu before concluding his visit.New Delhi and Seoul upgraded the relationship to a “special strategic partnership” in 2015, with cooperation spanning manufacturing, technology, infrastructure and defense.(with ANI input)
