PM Modi conferred with Seoul Peace Prize, donates prize money to Namami Gange projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday laid a wreath at the National Cemetery here and paid tribute to the fallen soldiers, including those who died in the Korean War. Prime Minister Modi arrived on a two-day visit to South Korea on Thursday to strengthen India's strategic ties with the country. He was also conferred with the Seaoul Peace Prize. He is the 14th person and the first Indian to get this award.

On the first day of his visit, Modi unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi at the prestigious Yonsei University in Seoul along with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. "PM Narendra Modi laid a wreath at the National Cemetery of the Republic of Korea that entombs remains of 165000 martyrs and paid homage to the fallen soldiers," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.

Established in 1956, the Seoul National Cemetery is reserved for Korean veterans, including those who died in the Korean independence movement, Korean War and Vietnam War.  On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Indian economy is based on sound fundamentals and will in the near future double in size to USD 5 trillion, as he had sold the country as a "land of opportunities" to investors in South Korea.