South Korea Foreign Minister Cho visiting Japan, US for first meetings with allies


  • World
  • Tuesday, 29 Jul 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Tuesday he would hold his first meeting in Tokyo with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya since taking up his post this month before travelling to the U.S. to support trade negotiations.

Cho will also have his first meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on July 31, as Seoul makes a final push to secure a trade deal to limit the impact of punishing U.S. tariffs due to come in on August 1.

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