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Seoul Readies Trade Deal for Upcoming U.S. Talks
26 Jul
Summary
- South Korea to prepare trade package for U.S. talks next week
- Shipbuilding cooperation a key focus for U.S. Commerce Secretary
- Korea's Finance, Foreign Ministers to meet U.S. counterparts

In the lead-up to upcoming minister-level meetings with the United States, South Korea is working on a trade package that will be mutually agreeable to both sides. The package is set to be finalized before the August 1 deadline for a U.S. tariff pause.
A key focus of the trade package will be cooperation in the shipbuilding industry, an area of high interest for U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Lutnick discussed this matter with South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan on Friday.
Next week, South Korea's Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol and Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will hold separate meetings with their U.S. counterparts, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and State Secretary Marco Rubio. These talks are expected to be crucial in shaping the final trade agreement between the two countries.