South Korea and India Sign MOU on Public Administration Cooperation, Formalize Membership in Disaster Resilience Organization

South Korea and India have agreed to cooperate on addressing regional depopulation and fostering government innovation.

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Minister Yun Ho-jung visited India from the 17th to the 20th and held meetings with officials including Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal and Minister of State Jitendra Singh.

In his meeting with Minister Lal, Minister Yun shared the two nations' policies for balanced regional development. The two sides reached a consensus on the significant potential for cooperation in various areas, including local government collaboration, city-to-city exchanges, and technical exchanges between public institutions.

During a bilateral meeting with Minister Singh, they discussed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on public administration cooperation between the two governments and agreed to expand cooperation in government innovation, such as by sharing best practices in public services.

In a meeting with Amit Prothi, Director General of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), Minister Yun officially expressed South Korea's intention to join the CDRI.

The CDRI is an international organization established in 2019 under the leadership of the Indian government to promote disaster resilience and disaster risk reduction. It currently includes 53 countries, such as the United States, France, and Japan, as well as 12 international organizations including the World Bank and the European Union (EU).

Minister Yun, who serves as the chairman of the Korea-India Parliamentary Friendship Association, also paid courtesy calls to Om Birla, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (House of the People) of India, and Parshottam Rupala, leader of the India-Korea Parliamentary Friendship Group, to emphasize the expansion of exchanges. He also visited the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial to reaffirm the commitment to friendly cooperation between the two countries.

"Through this visit, we were able to further concretize plans for bilateral cooperation in the fields of government innovation and disaster safety," Minister Yun said. "We will continue to expand practical cooperation and exchanges based on our 'Special Strategic Partnership'."

(Photo: Provided by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Yonhap News)
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