Johannesburg, Nov 23 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held back-to-back talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, to discuss bilateral cooperation, South Korea’s presidential office said on Sunday.

During his meeting with PM Modi, Lee expressed hope to forge deeper cooperation in the economy, culture and security, as well as people-to-people exchanges, the office said.

Modi praised South Korea’s advanced shipbuilding capabilities and a small-group cooperative framework with South Korea in future-oriented sectors, such as shipbuilding, while also expressing hope to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the defense industry, according to the office

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