Special envoys of Korean President Lee Jae Myung call on PM Modi
On 17 July 2025 in New Delhi, a delegation led by Kim Boo Kyum, Special Envoy of Republic of Korea President Lee Jae Myung, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Summary
A delegation led by Kim Boo Kyum, Special Envoy of Republic of Korea President Lee Jae Myung, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 July 2025. Modi recalled his meeting with President Lee on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in June 2025, underscored the India–Korea Special Strategic Partnership and its stabilising role in the Indo-Pacific, and highlighted investment opportunities in emerging technologies, shipbuilding, defence, electronics, green hydrogen and batteries. The Prime Minister reiterated his invitation to President Lee to visit India.
Key facts
- Date
- 17 July 2025
- Delegation leader
- Kim Boo Kyum, Special Envoy of President Lee Jae Myung
- Partnership
- Special Strategic Partnership
- Earlier meeting
- Modi–Lee on sidelines of G7 Summit, June 2025
- Sectors flagged
- Emerging tech, shipbuilding, defence, electronics, green hydrogen, batteries
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On 17 July 2025, a delegation of Special Envoys of which country's President called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
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Correct answer: B — Republic of Korea
PIB (PMO): a delegation led by Kim Boo Kyum, Special Envoy of Lee Jae Myung, President of the Republic of Korea, called on the Prime Minister.
Consider the following statements about the meeting of Korean special envoys with PM Modi on 17 July 2025: 1. The PM recalled meeting President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in June 2025. 2. The relationship between India and the Republic of Korea is described as a 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership'. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (PMO): the PM recalled his meeting with President Lee on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in June 2025, so 1 is correct; the release calls it the 'Special Strategic Partnership', so 2 is wrong.