Trade minister calls for protection of balance of profits secured through S. Korea-US tariff deal in meeting with USTR
South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo has urged the United States to resolve pending trade issues between the two countries, including the latter's recent announcement of the results of the Section 301 probe into imports related to forced labor, within the boundaries of the bilateral tariff agreement finalized last year, Yeo's office said Thursday.
Yeo held a meeting with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting held in Paris on Wednesday,
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