Industry minister heads to Washington for trade talks with US counterparts

Korea's new industry minister departed for Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to hold talks with high-level officials of the Donald Trump administration, about a week before the Aug. 1 deadline for a trade deal is set to expire. During his three-day trip to the United States, Kim Jung-kwan, minister of trade, industry and energy, will meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who also serves as the chairman of the National Energy Council, according to his office. "Given the significant impact that tariff negotiations could have on our economy, the government will thoroughly respond by carefully considering the sensitivities across different sectors," Kim was quoted as saying. "Although it is currently difficult to predict the direction of U.S. tariff measures, the government will engage in negotiations under close coordination between relevant ministries, with an aim to maximize national interest," he added. "We will make every effort to ensure that this negotiation becomes an opportunity to upgrade the Korea-U.S. cooWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times