India and South Korea signed two MoUs pertaining to defence co-operation during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's visit to the East Asian nation.

The MoUs are aimed at furthering defence educational exchanges and extension of mutual logistical support for the navies of both countries, Defence Ministry officials said on Friday.

Singh met his South Korean counterpart Jeong Kyeongdoo on Thursday during his three-day visit to the country, which will end on Friday.

"Had productive discussions with the Minister of National Defence of RoK, Mr Jeong Kyeong-Doo, during bilateral meeting. The ongoing defence cooperation engagements have made good progress in recent years. We agreed that there was great potential to further enhance the seties," he tweeted. According to a ministry official, the two leaders had acomprehensive review of bilateral defence co-operation and noted that defenceco-operation lies at the heart of the Special Strategic Partnership between India and South Korea.

Ongoing co-operation at service-to-service level andprospects for enhanced co-operation between defence industries of India andKorea were also discussed apart from exchange of views on regional andinternational developments of mutual interest. According to a ministryofficial, the two leaders had a comprehensive review of bilateral defenceco-operation and noted that defence co-operation lies at the heart of theSpecial Strategic Partnership between India and South Korea.

Ongoing co-operation at service-to-service level andprospects for enhanced co-operation between defence industries of India andKorea were also discussed apart from exchange of views on regional andinternational developments of mutual interest.