US pledges to install Seoul desk to address visa issues facing Korean businesses: foreign ministry

WASHINGTON — The United States agreed Tuesday to install a desk in its embassy in Seoul to help address visa issues facing South Korean businesses investing in the U.S., with a plan to start its operation next month, the foreign ministry said. The agreement came during the inaugural meeting of the South Korea-U.S. "Business Travel and Visa Working Group" in Washington, after more than 310 Korean workers were arrested in a U.S. immigration raid at a plant construction site for a joint Hyundai-LG Energy Solution venture on Sept. 4. They were released later. The working group meeting was led by Jung Ki-hong, Korea's government representative for Korean nationals overseas protection and consular affairs, and Kevin Kim, the State Department's senior bureau official for East Asian and Pacific affairs. "South Korea and the U.S. agreed that the Korea Investor Desk will be installed inside the U.S. Embassy in South Korea as a communication channel regarding visa issues facing South Korean enterprises that invest in the U.S.," the ministry said in a press release. Details on the operation of theWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times