
Blue House “Continued cooperation amid global uncertainty”
The Korean and Indian governments held the '1st Korea-India Economic and Security Dialogue' in Seoul and discussed ways to cooperate in areas such as supply chain stability, advanced technology, shipbuilding, and energy resources.
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The first economic and security dialogue was held in Seoul as a follow-up to the Korea-India summit in April.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ko Dong-wook = The Blue House announced on the 2nd that the Korean and Indian governments held the '1st Korea-India Economic and Security Dialogue' in Seoul.
Song Ki-ho, Third Deputy Director of the National Security Office of the Blue House, and Pavan Kapur, India's Deputy National Security Advisor, participated as senior representatives at the meeting, which was held as a follow-up to the Korea-India summit held in April.
The two countries continued their momentum for cooperation in supply chain stability and advanced technology, and sought joint responses to changes in the global economic and security environment.
They also discussed discovering specific results and implementation plans based on the joint statement adopted at the previous summit, including on shipbuilding and energy resources.
The two countries also agreed to strengthen cooperation in key industries such as high-tech industries such as space, core minerals, and artificial intelligence (AI).
The National Security Office said, "With the launch of the economic and security dialogue with India, we will continue to cooperate so that the two countries can become optimal partners that promote mutual growth and innovation amid global uncertainty."

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