Kim Yong-beom, policy chief, briefs on the Korea-U.S. summit at the APEC media center in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on the 29th. /Courtesy of Yonhap News

Presidential Chief of Staff for Policy Kim Yong-beom said on the 29th that the detailed tariff negotiations between South Korea and the United States had been concluded, emphasizing that "we thoroughly defended against additional market opening in agriculture, including highly sensitive rice and beef."

Kim stated accordingly at a briefing at the International Media Center in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on the same day.

She added that the two countries agreed to strengthen cooperation and communication in quarantine procedures.

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