FM Cho urges steps to avoid repeat of Georgia detention in talks with US senators

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun called for steps to prevent a repeat of incidents like the mass detention of Korean workers in Georgia and voiced hope the U.S. Congress will support visa reforms for Korean businesses, the foreign ministry said Friday. Cho made the call during his meetings with U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN), Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) in Washington between Wednesday and Thursday, following last week's major U.S. immigration crackdown on a Korean joint venture site in the southeastern U.S. state. More than 300 Korean workers were detained for a week over potential violations of U.S. visa rules, but they were released and boarded a Korean chartered flight home Thursday after diplomatic negotiations resolved the issues. The raid shocked Korea at a time when Korean companies are ramping up their U.S. investments amid the Trump administration's push to revive American industries. In the meetings with the senators, Cho explained the serious concerns among the Korean public over the detention of its professionals by U.S. authorities. He said that yet it was resolved on theWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times