President Lee Jae Myung, second from left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, second from right, hold summit talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, Monday (location time). Joint Press Corps
President Lee Jae Myung wrapped up his three-day trip to India on Tuesday and headed to Hanoi for a state visit that will include talks with Vietnam's top leader, To Lam.
Lee held a bilateral summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday, where they agreed to closely coordinate in addressing uncertainties in the global energy market and supply chain disruptions stemming from the war between the United States and Iran.
The two leaders also agreed to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence, shipbuilding and critical minerals, and to resume negotiations on upgrading the countries' bilateral Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that will further boost their bilateral trade and investment.
National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said the summit laid the groundwork for expanding economic ties with India, a fast-growing economy with a population of over 1.4 billion.
In Hanoi, Lee is scheduled to hold summit talks with To Lam, Vietnam's president and general secretary of the Communist Party, on Wednesday.
The state visit will make Lee the first foreign leader to travel to Vietnam since To Lam was elected state president earlier this month, consolidating his authority by holding the country's two most powerful positions.
The two last met in August when the Vietnamese leader made a state visit to Korea.
On Thursday, Lee is set to meet Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, the No. 2 official, and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, the No. 3 official, and attend a business forum to explore ways to bolster economic cooperation between the two countries. He is scheduled to return home Friday.
Source: Korea Times News
