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Discussions between Korea and the United States are in full swing over the issue of discrimination against Korean electric vehicles.
However, since it is difficult to find a solution right away, there are concerns that the issue of electric vehicle discrimination may have a negative impact on the overall economic cooperation between the two countries.
Correspondent Yunsu Kim from Washington.
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Ahn Deok-geun, head of trade negotiations, arrived in the United States to respond to the issue of 'electric vehicle discrimination' and visited the US Congress.
To the extent that discrimination regulations are set by law, they are trying to persuade the National Assembly to change the law.
[Ahn Deok-geun / Head of Trade and Negotiation Headquarters (Yesterday): We are now looking for multi-faceted solutions to problems that can be solved legislatively and at the executive level.]
Director Ahn met with Katherine Ty, the head of the US Trade Representative, for the first time .
Following the ministerial meeting, we plan to meet with US Commerce Secretary Gina Lamondo at the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework meeting to seek a full-fledged solution.
The government judges that the Inflation Reduction Act, which is the basis for discrimination against Korean electric vehicles, can become an important touchstone for future Korea-US trade relations.
This is because the expansion of the economic and security alliance agreed by the two leaders could spark sparks.
However, the United States is emphasizing 'America first' every day,
[Gina Lamondo/Secretary of Commerce: The United States will not be able to produce essential semiconductors in Korea again, so we will not create a situation where key industries are incapacitated.]
In the midst of this, as the first meeting of 'Chip 4', a semiconductor alliance to check in China, is delayed than expected, there are concerns that the impact of 'electric vehicle discrimination' will be in full swing.