South Korea is very keen on joining the Quad grouping and the ball is now in the Quad’s court to decide on expansion, said Chang Jae-bok, the South Korean Envoy in India on September 13.
On the bilateral front, he said India and South Korea are negotiating expansion of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and have so far held 10 rounds of discussions but there are lots of unresolved issues , he said stating that after the bilateral meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the G-20 summit there is some momentum.