Minister Cho Hyun of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had her first phone call with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the 28th, combining a courtesy call with her inauguration.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Cho reaffirmed the government's strong commitment to strengthening bilateral relations, as conveyed through the recent G7 summit and the visit of the presidential special envoy to India last month.
She also noted the importance of further activating high-level exchanges between the two countries and emphasized continuous efforts to enhance mutually beneficial practical cooperation.
Minister Jaishankar congratulated Minister Cho on her appointment as Foreign Minister, having built a personal friendship while serving as the Ambassador to India.
She continued to say that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the South Korea-India special strategic partnership and emphasized the need to further strengthen the partnership and expand the strategic economic cooperation between South Korea and India, which has great potential.
The two ministers agreed on the necessity of actively expanding the horizons of South Korea-India strategic cooperation and decided to maintain close communication between the foreign ministers of both countries.