SEOUL, September 05 (AJP) - The leaders of South Korea's two main political parties, Jung Chung-rae of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and Jang Dong-hyeok from the main opposition party People Power Party (PPP), are scheduled to hold separate talks with acting United States Ambassador Joseph Yun, who has been serving as acting ambassador since January, at the National Assembly on Friday.
Jung, leader of the ruling party, is set to meet Yun at 3 p.m. in his office at the Assembly's main building. Yun will then meet with Jang, who leads the main opposition party, at 4 p.m. The discussions are expected to focus on follow-up measures to the recent South Korea-U.S. summit and reaffirming the bilateral alliance between the two nations.
Jung is also likely to raise trade concerns. On Thursday, he met with leaders of small and medium-sized businesses who expressed frustration over U.S. tariffs of up to 50 percent on steel and aluminum exports. They said exports to the U.S. had fallen sharply last month and appealed for political support.
Jung was elected the new leader of the Democratic Party on August 2. Jang was elected the new leader of the People Power Party on August 26.
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Cheon Soram
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