Request for Tariff Exemption to Secretary Lutnick,
Deok-geun Ahn (from left), Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick at the Department of Commerce meeting room in Washington, D.C., on the 27th (local time). Photo provided by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy,
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Deok-geun Ahn (front row right), Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, holds a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (front row left) at the Department of Commerce meeting room in Washington, D.C., on the 27th (local time). Photo provided by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy,
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Deok-geun Ahn (from left), Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick at the Department of Commerce meeting room in Washington, D.C., on the 27th (local time). Photo provided by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy,
, ‘[Seoul Economic Daily]’,
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, ‘The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 28th that it has agreed to establish a working-level consultation channel between Korea and the U.S. in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s high tariff imposition policy.’,
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, ‘According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Minister Deok-geun Ahn held a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick at the Department of Commerce meeting room in Washington, D.C., for approximately one hour on the morning of the 27th (local time). During the meeting, Minister Ahn requested an exemption from the U.S. tariff measures and agreed to establish a working-level consultation channel related to this. There was also discussion regarding cooperation in shipbuilding between Korea and the U.S.’,
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, ‘Meanwhile, Minister Ahn, who is visiting the U.S. from the 26th to the 28th, also met with John Hamre, Chairman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), on the same day to discuss the direction of U.S. economic policy and Korea’s response strategy.’,
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