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U.S., Korea still at odds over KORUS special session location

August 11, 2017 at 2:45 PM
The U.S. and South Korea have yet to agree on where the two countries will convene a special session of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement's joint committee, a source told Inside U.S. Trade. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer formally requested the special session on July 12 under Article 22.2.4 of KORUS. The U.S. also asked that the session be held in Washington, DC, but Korea has asked for Seoul. The agreement calls for such a session to be held...

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