Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of India

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Ambassador Shin Bong-kil held an interview with ANI (Asian News International) on the 3rd of August (Monday). He elaborated on the inclusion of Korean language as a foreign language in Indian schools as well as the Covid 19 response models adopted in South Korea and Delhi.

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (who holds over 20 million twitter followers) tweeted his gratitude to Ambassador Shin for appreciating the Delhi Covid 19 response model in his interview.

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Top newspapers such as The Hindu, The Times of India, India Today, etc reported the interview, with some of the articles titled “Kejriwal thanks South Korean ambassador for praising Delhi Model of managing COVID-19”. 

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The interview as well as news articles on the CM’s tweet are in the links given below:

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1. The Times of India, August 4 article (inclusion of Korean language as foreign language in schoools) link

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/south-korea-to-soon-establish-korean-language-institute-in-delhi-south-korean-envoy/articleshow/77341689.cms

​2. India Today, August 4 article (inclusion of Korean language as foreign language in schoools) link

https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/south-korea-to-help-establish-korean-language-in-delhi-institute-1707716-2020-08-04 

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3. TimesNowNews, August 3 article (Ayodhya and South Korea) link

​https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/koreas-history-books-have-stories-of-indian-princess-marrying-a-korean-king-south-korean-envoy-on-ayodhya/631400 

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4. Delhi CM's tweet thanking Amb. Shin
​https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal/status/1290611195221704711

5. The Hindu, August 5 article of Delhi CM's tweet thanking Amb. Shin

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/kejriwal-thanks-south-korean-ambassador-for-praising-delhi-model-of-managing-covid-19/article32273156.ece

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6. The Times of India, August 5 article of Delhi CM's tweet thanking Amb. Shin

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/674-new-covid-cases-lowest-single-day-tally-in-over-2-mths/articleshow/77360927.cms​

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