Korea-US to hold '2+2 Trade Consultation' with finance and trade ministers in Washington this week
Summary
- A "2+2" high-level consultation is scheduled to be held in Washington between the finance and trade ministers of Korea and the US.
- The US announced that Treasury Secretary Scott Besant and USTR spokesperson Jamieson Greer will participate to strengthen economic policy cooperation.
- It was reported that the consultation is being promoted at the suggestion of the US side, with the agenda and schedule currently being finalized.
A '2+2' high-level consultation involving the finance and trade ministers of Korea and the US will be held in Washington, DC this week.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 20th through a joint press release that they plan to hold a 'Trade Consultation' with the US in Washington.
From the US side, Treasury Secretary Scott Besant and Jamieson Greer, the Chief Trade Policy Officer of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), will participate. From the Korean side, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok and Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Ahn Deok-geun will participate.
This consultation is being held at the suggestion of the US side. It is known that the schedule and agenda are currently being finalized.
Reporter Kim Dae-young, Hankyung.com kdy@hankyung.com
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