Date Set for Special Session of KORUS Joint Committee
U.S. and South Korean officials will convene a special session of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee in Seoul on Aug. 22, after U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer requested the meeting last month (see 1707130002), the Office of the…
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U.S. Trade Representative announced. Lighthizer and South Korean Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong will open the meeting with a videoconference, to be followed by “senior-level discussions.” Lighthizer’s July request noted that the U.S. is looking to “resolve several problems regarding market access in Korea for U.S. exports,” and “most importantly, address our significant trade imbalance.”