Acting President Lee Calls for Thorough Preparations to Ensure Continuity in Korea-U.S. Consultations under Next Administration

Economic Security Strategy Meeting Held

Lee Juho Acting Director, Remarks at Economic Security Strategy Meeting Yonhap News

On the morning of May 26, Lee Juho, Acting President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Education, held the "Economic Security Strategy Meeting" and called for thorough preparations to ensure that Korea-U.S. consultations can continue seamlessly under the next administration.

At the meeting, Acting President Lee shared the results of the second Korea-U.S. technology consultations held last week and discussed the direction for responding to future negotiations with the United States.

The second working-level consultation between the Korean and U.S. governments, which was held in Washington, DC to coordinate issues related to item-specific tariffs and reciprocal tariffs by country being pursued by the Donald Trump administration, concluded on May 22 (local time).

Acting President Lee instructed relevant ministries to closely examine Korea's position on the issues of U.S. interest identified during the technology consultations through close inter-ministerial cooperation. He also requested that the results of these consultations and the direction of future responses to the United States be continuously communicated with the National Assembly.

The meeting was attended by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy; the Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; the Acting Minister of Economy and Finance; the Second Deputy Secretary to the Prime Minister; the Deputy Minister for Trade Negotiations at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; and the First Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy.

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