South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun arrives for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi (not pictured) at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Bing Guan/Pool
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said his country and the United States had reached a rough agreement on security in tandem with ongoing tariff negotiations, Yonhap news agency reported.
In an interview published on Thursday, Cho also said the U.S. was reviewing a currency swap deal, which was a key demand from South Korea in tariff talks, but signalled it was not optimistic.
