New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- Senior diplomat Gourangalal Das has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Wednesday.

Das, a 1999-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, is currently serving as Joint Secretary in the ministry. "He is expected to take up his new assignment in Seoul shortly," the MEA said in a statement.

The Indian Embassy in South Korea also announced on X.

"Gourangalal Das appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea", said the Embassy.

At present, Amit Kumar is serving as India's Ambassador to South Korea.

Earlier this month, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun visited New Delhi and held bilateral talks with Ex...