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2025-09-17 09:55:37
[South Korean Foreign Minister: The United States is no longer a country that maintains good cooperation with its allies] According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said at a parliamentary question-and-answer session on foreign affairs, unification, and security on the 16th regarding the detention of South Korean citizens by the United States that he had recently felt that the United States was no longer the country that maintained good cooperation with its allies and friendly countries. The report said that in response to questions about the failure to put the results of the South Korea-US summit into a written document, Cho Hyun said that at the time, there were contents that could have a significant impact on the South Korean economy. In order to safeguard national interests, it was better to continue with subsequent negotiations rather than immediately finalize the text of the agreement, and this remains the case now. He added that the US side also agreed to reach a general agreement first without listing all the details, and then continue with subsequent negotiations. Regarding the issue of the slow progress of subsequent tariff negotiations, Cho Hyun said that this was due to the government's difficulty in accepting the US proposal. We will focus on win-win solutions in the negotiations, and even if it takes some time, we will do our utmost to safeguard national interests and properly handle South Korea-US relations.
