His statement came after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a meeting with Japanese counterpart Iwaya Takeshi and South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met in Munich on February 15.
Penny Wong said that she is looking forward to meeting her counterparts from Japan, India and the United States at the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo.
The US diplomat made the remarks, during a meeting with the South Korean President Yoon on the sidelines of the third Summit for Democracy being held in Seoul.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit to South Korea, fostered the age-old civilizational and cultural ties between the two countries with the minister interacting with many Korean dignitaries and a wide range of interlocutors from all walks of life
Jaishankar recalled that the ties between India and South Korea were elevated to a special strategic partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to South Korea in 2015.
The negotiations on the expansion of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and South Korea are likely to conclude in 2024, said Chang Jae-bok, the South Korean Envoy here on Wednesday.