 ▲ 이재명 대통령과 나렌드라 모디 인도 총리가 20일(현지시간) 뉴델리 영빈관 하이데라바드 하우스에서 공동언론발표를 하고 있다. © 뉴시스 |
20일(현지시간) 한·인도 간 정상회담 계기로 포괄적경제동반자협정(CEPA) 개선 협상 재개 공동 선언 포함 상호 협력 강화 차원 문건 15건이 채택됐다.
청와대에 따르면 이재명 대통령과 나렌드라 모디 총리는 이날 정상회담 후 뉴델리 영빈관 하이데라바드 하우스 공동언론발표를 통해 이같이 전했다.
지난 2010년 발효된 한·인도 CEPA는 그간 세부 내용 개선 필요성이 제기돼 왔으나 별 진전이 없었던 가운데 이번 공동선언 계기로 개선 협상이 재차 본격화될 것으로 보인다.
우선 한국 산업통상부·인도 상공부는 산업협력위 신설 MOU(양해각서)를 체결해 조선·원전·핵심 광물 등 공동사업 발굴에 나서기로 했다. 한국 해양수산부·인도 항만해운수로부 간 항만 인프라 개발 협력 체계 마련을 위한 '항만협력 MOU'도 체결됐다.
양국 콘텐츠 산업 협력 확대 '문화창조산업 협력 MOU'와 AI(인공지능) 포함 첨단 IT 시장에 한국 기업들 인도 시장 진출 확대 촉진을 위한 '디지털 브릿지 프레임워크'도 채택됐다.
한국 중소벤처기업부·인도 중소기업부 간 양국 중소벤처기업 간 교류 확대 유도 실무그룹 운영 등 내용이 담김 '중소기업 협력 MOU'도 채택됐다.
바이오·양자·반도체·핵심광물 분야 공동 연구 '과학기술 협력 MOU'와 공연예술 협력을 넓히기 위한 '문화교류 계획서', 체육 분야 정책 공유 의지를 담은 '체육협력 MOU', 철강 교육 촉진을 모색하는 '철강협력 MOU' 등도 채택됐다.
인도 온실가스 감축 사업에 관심 있는 한국 기업 사업 기반을 마련하는 '파리협정 제6.2조이행 협력각서(MOC)'와 기후 변화 대응 공조 '기후·환경 협력 MOU', 해양문화유산 콘텐츠 전시 협력 모색 '해양문화유산 협력 MOU', 금융중심지 조성을 위한 정보교환 활성화 약속 '금융중심지 활성화 MOU', 양국 국민이 별도 환전 절차 없이 자국 결제 앱을 상대국서 사용토록 하는 'QR코드 결제 연동 MOU' 등도 체결됐다.
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Korea-India Summit Adopts Joint Declaration on Resumption of CEPA Improvement Negotiations and 15 Measures to Strengthen Mutual Cooperation
On the occasion of the summit between Prime Ministers Lee Jae-myung and Narendra Modi, the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish an Industrial Cooperation Committee. They also agreed to identify joint projects in shipbuilding, nuclear power, and key minerals, and adopted the 'Digital Bridge Framework.'
-kihong Kim reporter
Fifteen documents aimed at strengthening mutual cooperation, including a joint declaration to resume negotiations for improving the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), were adopted on the occasion of the summit between South Korea and India on the 20th (local time).
According to the Blue House, President Lee Jae-myung and Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed this during a joint press conference at Hyderabad House, the state guest house in New Delhi, following the summit.
While the need to improve the details of the Korea-India CEPA, which came into effect in 2010, has been raised over the years with little progress, this joint declaration is expected to signal the resumption of full-scale negotiations for improvement.
First, the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish an Industrial Cooperation Committee and agreed to identify joint projects in areas such as shipbuilding, nuclear power, and critical minerals. Additionally, a "Port Cooperation MOU" was signed between the South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Indian Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways to establish a cooperation framework for port infrastructure development. The 'Cultural Creative Industry Cooperation MOU,' aimed at expanding cooperation in the content industries of both countries, and the 'Digital Bridge Framework,' designed to facilitate the expansion of Korean companies into the Indian market for advanced IT sectors including AI, were also adopted.
The 'SME Cooperation MOU,' which includes provisions for operating a working group between the Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Indian Ministry of SMEs and Startups to encourage expanded exchanges between SMEs and startups in both countries, was also adopted.
Other adopted agreements included the 'Science and Technology Cooperation MOU' for joint research in the fields of bio, quantum, semiconductors, and key minerals; a 'Cultural Exchange Plan' to broaden cooperation in the performing arts; a 'Sports Cooperation MOU' expressing a commitment to sharing policies in the sports sector; and a 'Steel Cooperation MOU' seeking to promote steel education. Memorandums of Cooperation (MOC) on the Implementation of Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement were also signed to lay the groundwork for Korean companies interested in greenhouse gas reduction projects in India; a Climate and Environment Cooperation MOU for coordinated responses to climate change; a Maritime Cultural Heritage Cooperation MOU to explore cooperation on the exhibition of maritime cultural heritage content; a Financial Hub Revitalization MOU pledging to promote information exchange for the creation of a financial center; and a QR Code Payment Integration MOU enabling citizens of both countries to use their respective payment apps in the other country without separate currency exchange procedures.
