Top policymakers to visit US next week

Trade diplomacy: A 50,000 won note is seen against the South Korean flag. The government has made it clear that it does not intend to pursue a package deal that links trade negotiations with defence cost-sharing. — Reuters

SEOUL: South Korea’s top economic policymakers are set to visit the United States next week in a coordinated diplomatic push to ease US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on South Korean exports.

The Economy and Finance Ministry confirmed yesterday that Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok will travel to Washington, where he is scheduled to meet with his US counterpart, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.