S. Korea's prime minister calls tariff deal with U.S. "meaningful outcome"

South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Min-seok has called last week's tariff deal with the United States a "meaningful outcome," despite some challenging conditions.

Presiding over a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday in place of President Lee Jae Myung, who is currently on vacation, Kim thanked ministers for securing what he described as "key interests" for the country's agriculture and livestock industries.

This appears to echo the Korean government's stance that it did not concede to further opening its rice and beef markets to U.S. imports.

The prime minister also called on relevant ministries to swiftly implement emergency response measures in areas at risk of heavy rainfall.