Korean And U.S. Presidents Welcome Long-Awaited Korea-U.S. FTA Ratification; Now Eyes on Seoul
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
SEOUL -Korean President Lee Myung-bak and U.S. President Barack Obama both welcomed and celebrated the U.S. Congress's ratification of the Free Trade Agreement, saying the historic free trade deal will benefit both countries. But ratification is still needed in South Korea, and political maneuvering by the country's ruling and opposition parties may delay the process
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