Seoul and Washington will negotiate for duties next week
Seoul and Washington will negotiate next week over the trade duties imposed by the US President Donald TrumpDPA reported.
The talks will take place on Thursday and Friday in Washington, and on the South Korean side will be led by the Minister of Trade Anne Duk-Lump and the Minister of Finance Choi San-Mock. The meeting is organized at the US initiative. |
South Korea President Han Duck-SU, the temporary position of President, has already signaled a readiness for a compromise on the subject. In an interview with the Financial Times, he stressed that Seoul did not intend to take back a response against Washington’s duties.
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« After the devastating Korean war, the United States supported us with help, technology, investment and security guarantees, which was the basis of our economic prosperity today, » he said.
Earlier this month Donald Trump announced the introduction of the so-called a reciprocal duty of 25% For South Korean goods. He later announced a 90-day temporary suspension of these measures.
South Korea, whose economy is highly dependent on exports, can bear serious consequences of such commercial restrictions.