Korea-U.S. Free Trade Talks Extended; Korean Media Speculates Pharma Revisions
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
SEOUL - Negotiators from South Korea and the U.S. are extending the second round of talks, aimed at revising a bilateral free trade agreement pact agreed upon three years ago, until Dec. 2 in the U.S. The deadline extension has triggered speculation in Seoul that the Korean negotiators might call for a revision of the FTA's pharma section in return for a compromise on the thorniest issue surrounding U.S. car exports to Korea