Seoul counteroffers on Washington’s FTA amendment call
Jul 25, 2017
As part of his first duties in office, the newly appointed Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Paik Un-gyu sent a letter to his US counterpart agreeing to hold a joint committee on the two countries’ free trade agreement, but with a different timeline, venue and agenda, the ministry said Tuesday. Making no mention of trade revision deliberations, the Seoul government suggested instead that t...