Korea, US discuss joint fact sheet, visa cooperation

Senior diplomats of Korea and the United States discussed Thursday implementing their joint summit agreements and strengthening cooperation on U.S. visa matters for Korean workers, the foreign ministry said. The talks took place between Park Jong-han, deputy foreign minister for economic affairs, and Jonathan Fritz, U.S. principal deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, the ministry said in a release. Fritz was visiting Seoul this week for follow-up talks on U.S. visa reform to better support Korean workers entering the U.S. under a working group established after the arrest and detention of more than 300 Korean workers in a U.S. immigration crackdown in Georgia last year. Thursday's meeting also came as Seoul is seeking to reassure Washington of its commitment to the $350 billion investment in the U.S. after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of a tariff hike for South Korea, citing little legislative progress at the National Assembly. "Deputy Minister Park reaffirmed the government's will to faithfully implement the follow-up steps from the Korea-U.S. suWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times