Seoul and Washington to hold second round of talks on KORUS FTA amendment

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South Korea and the U.S. will hold a second round of talks next week to revise their Free Trade Agreement.
Korea's trade ministry said Friday the two countries will hold talks in Seoul for two days starting next Wednesday.
They will be led by South Korea's negotiator Yoo Myung-hee and her U.S . counterpart Michael Beeman, both of whom led the first round of talks in Washington on January 5th.
South Korea is expected to raise issues regarding surging U.S. import restrictions, such as safeguard measures, while the U.S. is likely to push for improving its auto exports and a lifting of trade barriers.