New finance minister to visit U.S. with trade minister for 2+2 discussion on tariffs

South Korea and the United States will hold 2-plus-2 high-level talks on tariffs this Friday in the U.S, ahead of the August 1st deadline.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol confirmed the meeting on Tuesday, following an emergency economic session with key officials.

This will be the first meeting between the two sides' top finance chiefs with Koo having just been appointed to the position last week.

And at the request of the U.S., South Korea's trade minister not its industry minister will attend the talks alongside the Deputy Prime Minister.

Meanwhile, Seoul's Industry and Foreign Ministers are also seeking separate meetings in the U.S. with their American counterparts to discuss tariff issues.