Indian Deputy Minister Who Contacted Confirmed Case Lawmaker Im Jong-seong, 'Korea-India Deputy Foreign Ministers' Dialogue' Canceled

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs canceled the 'Korea-India Deputy Foreign Ministers' Dialogue' scheduled for the 1st, which was to be held on the occasion of the visit of the Indian Deputy Foreign Minister, due to contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case on the Indian side.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 5th Korea-India Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue between Choi Jong-geon, First Deputy Minister, and Riva Ganguli Das, Indian Deputy Foreign Minister for East Asia, which was scheduled to be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building that morning, was canceled.

The meeting between Deputy Minister Das and Minister Chung Eui-yong, scheduled for the afternoon, was also canceled.

It was confirmed that Im Jong-sung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, whom Deputy Minister Das met during his visit to Korea, tested positive for COVID-19 that morning.

Assemblyman Im, vice chairman of the Korea-India Parliamentary Friendship Association, met with Deputy Minister Das and Ambassador to Korea Sripriya Ranganathan at the National Assembly on the 30th of last month.

Deputy Minister Das and the Indian delegation received notification from quarantine authorities that they were classified as close contacts. They were originally scheduled to complete their itinerary and depart on the same day.

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