Seoul, May 30
South Korean Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun on Friday met visiting US lawmakers and urged measures to minimise negative impacts on bilateral cooperation in energy and supply chains from Washington's tariff scheme, his office said.
Ahn held talks with Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), chair of the committee; Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska); Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY); Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT); and Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D-MD) in a closed-door meeting in Seoul, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
The lawmakers are members of the Committee of Natural Resources in the U.S. House of Representatives, reports news agency.
In the meeting, Ahn called for U.S. lawmakers' efforts to prevent the U.S. tariff measures from negatively affecting the two countries' collaboration in the industrial and energy sectors amid global supply chain uncertainties.
Ahn also proposed strengthening energy cooperation to address trade imbalance and energy security issues, according to the ministry.