PM meets with presidential chief of staff, ruling party chief over US tariffs

The prime minister held talks with key ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) lawmakers and the presidential chief of staff Sunday to discuss a special bill on implementing Korea’s investment pledges to the United States and other pending issues, officials said. The meeting, held at the residence of the prime minister, came as rival political parties agreed last week to establish a special committee to handle the investment bill amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff hike threats. “A delay in passing the special bill on Korea’s strategic investment in the U.S. also affects follow-up measures related to tariff negotiations,” Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said at the meeting, expressing hope that the bill would be enacted swiftly. Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik also called on the National Assembly to accelerate its legislative efforts to pass the special investment bill and other key legislation related to people’s livelihoods. During the meeting, DPK Rep. Jung Chung-rae called for swift passage of the special bill to ease concerns among Korean companies, stressing the need for

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