Trade talks with US ‘quite to tail end,’ Seoul official says

WASHINGTON — South Korea and the United States have come "quite" to the tail end of their trade negotiations, a top policy aide to President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday, as the countries strive to reconcile differences over how to implement Seoul's $350 billion investment pledge under a trade deal struck in July. Kim Yong-beom, the presidential chief of staff for policy, made the remarks as he and Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan arrived at an airport near Washington to engage in another round of trade talks with U.S. officials to finalize details of the trade deal. "(The two countries) have come quite to the tail end," Kim told reporters at Dulles International Airport. "The countries have engaged in negotiations for a few months, and both countries have had earnest discussions on key issues in a very constructive, productive manner over the past several weeks." Before departing for the U.S., the presidential official told reporters that Seoul and Washington have narrowed most differences with one or two issues remaining unresolved, while reiterating that he would conduct the negotiaWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times