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Seoul Sends Top Ministers to Washington for Final Lee–Trump Summit Preparations

Final on-site talks aim to translate July's tariff-for-investment package into concrete industrial cooperation.

FILE - Flags of South Korea and the United States flutter before a joint river-crossing drill between South Korea and the United States in Yeoju, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during a press conference to mark his first 30 days in office at Yeongbingwan of Blue House on July 3, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. Kim Min-Hee/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE - People watch a TV screen showing a file image of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. The signs read, "The presidential office announced that the South Korea-U.S. summit will be held on the 25th." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Overview

  • Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington on Thursday to fine-tune trade and investment agenda items.
  • Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan will arrive Friday for talks with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Energy Secretary Chris Wright focused on shipbuilding and nuclear energy cooperation.
  • Foreign Minister Cho Hyun departed earlier than planned for Washington for a final on-site review, with officials downplaying concerns about summit problems.
  • The Aug. 25 White House meeting follows a framework that lowered U.S. reciprocal tariffs to 15 percent in exchange for Korea's pledges of about $350 billion in U.S. investment and $100 billion in energy purchases.
  • Seoul plans a business delegation including Samsung's Lee Jae-yong, LG's Koo Kwang-mo, SK's Chey Tae-won and CJ's Lee Jae-hyun to support implementation discussions.