South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo announced that U.S. President Trump has initiated immediate tariff talks with South Korea, Japan, and India, and a video meeting regarding the Alaska LNG project is expected soon. Han reassured that he articulated South Korea’s position on tariffs to Trump, who expressed satisfaction, and mentioned that defense cost negotiations related to U.S. troop presence in South Korea remain unproposed but are being prepared for. Cooperation in shipbuilding and LNG exports are viewed as critical components in the broader negotiations, which may also involve defense costs.
