Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh will be meeting top defence honchos from India and South Korea during his two-day visit to the East Asian nation which will begin from Thursday. The bilateral meeting is aimed at increasing the defence industry's co-operation between India and South Korea. Rajnath Singh will be visiting Seoul. Rajnath began his two-nation tour with a visit to Japan on Monday.

A CEO’s Forum followed by a B2G meeting will also be held in Seoul with the participation of members of Defence Industry from both sides with the aim to encourage India – RoK Defence Industry cooperation.

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 4, 2019

On Monday, Rajnath Singh took to social networking site Twitter and said that a B2G meeting will be held in Seoul with the participation of members of Defence Industry from both sides. On Tuesday, India and Japan had issued a joint statement reiterating their commitment towards several issues of mutual concern to both countries.