Recent high-level diplomatic talks appears to have led to little progress on trade issues, as tariffs were largely absent from the official readout of the Korea-US foreign ministers' meeting even as Washington reviews steps to formally reinstate higher duties on Korean goods.
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the US State Department on Tuesday (local time), as Seoul stepped up diplomatic efforts to head off a potential tariff increase on Korean exports from 15 percent to 25 percent, underscoring the gap between ongoing security coordination and unresolved trade concerns.
According to South Korea's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, Cho used the meeting to explain Seoul's domestic efforts to implement the bilateral tariff agreement and fulfill its
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