White House: "Yoon and Biden Discussed Concerns Over IRA"

President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden are having a conversation after the 7th Global Fund Replenishment Conference held at a building in New York, USA, on the 21st (local time). [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dong-hyun] The White House recently announced that President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden met at the United Nations General Assembly in New York and discussed the issue of discrimination against Korean electric vehicles under the U.S. 'Inflation Reduction Act' (IRA).

Voice of America (VOA) reported on the 24th that a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council (NSC) responded to the question, "Was the Korean concern about the IRA discussed during the meeting between President Yoon and President Biden?" by saying, "This issue was one of the topics discussed during the meeting."

They added, "President Biden told (President Yoon) that our team is committed to maintaining engagement channels with the Korean government regarding Korea's concerns about specific provisions of this law."

The Presidential Office had earlier stated in a press release on the 21st that President Yoon conveyed concerns about the IRA during three meetings with President Biden held from the 19th to the 21st (local time) in London, UK, and New York, USA. However, controversy arose as the White House's official press release on the meeting did not explicitly mention the discussion of the IRA between the two leaders.

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