Three cabinet-level South Korean officials met U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington for trade talks, Seoul said on Wednesday, as top business leaders were also reported to be flying in to help lobby for a deal on U.

South Koreas top economic officials are in Washington seeking to finalize a trade agreement with the United States as a deadline looms for steep tariffs. Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol joined Industry Minister

South Korea will prepare a trade package that is mutually agreeable with the United States ahead of minister-level meetings planned next week and a U.S. tariff-pause deadline of August 1, the presidential office said on Saturday.