Deputy Trade Minister asks U.S. to leave S. Korea out of new tariffs scheme

South Korea is seeking an exemption from the Trump administration's tariff campaign given the presence of the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries.

According to the Trade Ministry here on this Friday Deputy Trade Minister Park Jong-won formally made a request to this end during talks in Washington this week with officials from the White House the Commerce Department and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

He also reportedly called for mutually beneficial trade endeavors while underscoring the substantial investment in the U.S. made by Korean companies in recent times.