Korea-India Virtual Talks on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation: "Cooperating with the International Community to Advance the Korean Peninsula Peace Process"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 20th, Park Il, Director of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Diplomacy Planning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held a video conference between Seoul and New Delhi with Indra Mani Pandey, Deputy Secretary for Disarmament and International Security at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, to conduct Korea-India disarmament and non-proliferation consultations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

Through this disarmament and non-proliferation consultation, both sides discussed various topics including △ creating an environment for nuclear disarmament and future arms control regimes △ existing multilateral arms control regimes such as the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) △ space security △ multilateral export control regimes.

The Korean side explained the government's efforts to advance the peace process on the Korean Peninsula and stated its intention to continue cooperating with the international community, including India.

Both Korea and India agreed to hold regular consultations in the future and to strengthen communication on disarmament and non-proliferation in multilateral forums such as the Geneva Conference on Disarmament and the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly.

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