S Korea, India defence links

S KOREA: South Korean and Indian Defence Chiefs met yesterday in Seoul to discuss ways to boost bilateral defence cooperation, local media reported.

South Korean Defence Minister Kim Tae-young and his Indian counterpart AK Antony held talks focused on increasing substantial cooperation based on their “strategic partnership,” according to Seoul’s semi-official Yonhap News Agency.

The two signed agreements on bolstering defense cooperation and exchanged opinions on security issues in the Asia-Pacific region and ways to deal with transnational, non-military threats, according to Yonhap. SEOUL, Friday, Xinhua