Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is visiting Washington to attend a U.S.-led ministerial meeting on critical minerals scheduled for Wednesday.
The meeting will bring together G7 countries and other mineral-rich nations to discuss ways to stabilize and diversify supply chains, as the U.S. ramps up efforts to reduce its reliance on Chinese critical minerals after China's restrictions on exports of rare earth materials.
On the sidelines of the ministerial gathering, Cho will hold a one-on-one meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two are expected to discuss various issues including the implementation of a tariff-related bilateral agreement reached in October last year.
Their upcoming meeting comes after Trump warned last Monday that he would raise reciprocal tariffs on Seoul from 15 percent back to 25 percent, citing delays in implementing the broader deal, which includes Seoul's massive investment pledges to the U.S.
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