Assistant Secretary of State for Political and Military Affairs, Clark Cooper, stressed the necessity of a fair agreement, saying the deal has not ended.

It suggested that the negotiations were not only at the delegation of the two countries, but also at the level of the ministers of the two countries, the Blue House and the White House.

It is interpreted as denying some observations that the negotiations between the United States and the United States have been tentatively settled and putting additional pressure on Korea in the name of "fairness and mutual benefit."

In an interview with the media today, Assistant Secretary Cooper said, "I can affirm that the negotiations have continued and never ended."

"If an agreement is reached, it must be a mutually beneficial and fair agreement," said Cooper. "What we can say right now is that we are still communicating with each other."

State Department officials sent an email to South Korean correspondents in Washington saying, "Negotiation with South Korea is in progress." We will continue to discuss this and fair agreement. "

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