The two sides will reschedule the meeting between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol, as well as the top trade envoys of both countries, as soon as possible,

South Korea’s top economic, trade, and foreign affairs officials have converged on Washington, D.C., in a last-ditch effort to finalize a trade agreement with the United States before President Donald Trump’s August 1 deadline for imposing 25% reciprocal tariffs.

South Koreas top economic officials are in Washington seeking to finalize a trade agreement with the United States as a deadline looms for steep tariffs. Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol joined Industry Minister