South Korea Requests Tariff Exemptions in U.S. Trade Talks

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South Korea requests tariff exemptions in U.S. trade talks

Seoul has requested to be exempted from all U.S. reciprocal and product-specific tariffs at the first high-level talks under the administration of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, the South's Trade Ministry said.

(2nd LD) S. Korea again requests exemption from all U.S. tariffs; 2nd round of technical talks to be held next week