Seoul: The acting president of South Korea, Han Duck-SOO, said at a meeting of the cabinet on Tuesday (April 22) which he expected in commercial talks this week with the United States to open the way to a mutually beneficial solution.
The Minister of Finance Choi Sang-Mok and the Minister of Industry Ahn Duk-Geun will attend a joint meeting with the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the Representative of the United States Jamieson Greer on April 24 in Washington at 8 a.m. (7 am, Singapore time).
The meeting was planned at the request of the United States, said Han.
Choi told Journalists at Seoul on Tuesday before his departure that he was aimed at returning after “the opening of the door” to discussions that would strengthen the alliance between South Korea and the United States.
The Minister of Industry is expected to leave on Wednesday.
The agenda of commercial talks is “coordinated with the United States and has not been confirmed,” the Ministry of Industry said in a statement.
The comment was in response to a story on Monday by the Maeil business newspaper in South Korea which reported that the agenda of discussions included discussions on Seoul joining American efforts to limit trade with China, without citing a clear source.
China accused Washington on Monday of having abused prices and warned countries to conclude a broader economic agreement with the United States at its expense.
US President Donald Trump previously said that defense cost sharing on the presence of American troops in South Korea would be part of “one-looking shopping” negotiations “with Seoul and Han said on Monday that the consultation process with the United States” may not be easy “.
South Korean officials said that cooperation on shipbuilding is a “very important card” that the country has, while participation in a gas project in Alaska could be part of a negotiation set, but that defense costs were not for negotiation.
