S. Korea's Acting President Lee Ju-ho calls for national interests, mutual benefits in trade talks with U.S.

Acting President Lee Ju-ho urged officials to place priority on national interests as well as bilateral benefit during trade talks with the U.S.

Remarks to this end were made at a Cabinet meeting on this Monday during which he also stressed the need to monitor U.S. tariff negotiations with allies like the UK. with whom U.S. President Donald Trump claimed a trade deal had been reached.

Seoul's top trade officials are expected to engage with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer later this week when he lands Thursday in Korea to attend the APEC trade ministers' meeting.