\nVice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yun-cheol, along with the South Korean negotiation team, will soon give a briefing in the U.S. on the results of the trade negotiations concluded with the U.S.\n\nThe negotiation team is scheduled to explain the detailed results of the Korea-U.S. negotiation agreement and the progress of the negotiations at the Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 PM Eastern Time on the 30th (10:30 AM on the 31st Korea time).\n\nIn addition to Vice Prime Minister Koo, the briefing will also be attended by Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jeong-gwan and Trade Negotiation Head Yeo Han-goo.\n\nThese top three officials in Korea’s economic, industrial, and trade sectors have been negotiating with the U.S. side to reach an agreement before the deadline set for August 1st by the Trump administration for the imposition of reciprocal tariffs.\n\nMinister Kim and Chief Negotiator Yeo have been in Washington since last week, engaging in working-level negotiations with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Rutnik and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jameson Greer.\n\nNotably, from the 26th to the 28th, they flew to Scotland, where they followed Secretary Rutnik, who was accompanying President Donald Trump, and then returned to Washington, D.C., to continue the negotiations.\n\nVice Prime Minister Koo urgently flew to the U.S. the day before to join the negotiation team, held a two-hour negotiation with Secretary Rutnik on the same day, and visited the Department of Commerce in the morning with Minister Kim and Chief Negotiator Yeo to undergo final coordination with Secretary Rutnik and Representative Greer.\n\nIn the afternoon, Vice Prime Minister Koo, Minister Kim, and Chief Negotiator Yeo met with President Trump at the White House, and immediately after leaving the White House, President Trump announced the news of the Korea-U.S. negotiation agreement through his social media.\n\n※ “Your tip becomes news”\n[KaKaoTalk] Search YTN and add the channel\n[Phone] 02-398-8585\n[Email] social@ytn.co.kr\n
The Korean negotiating team is scheduled to hold a briefing soon at the Korean Embassy in the United States.
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