South Korea Says Trump Agrees to Ramp Up Tariff Talks With Lee

Lee Jae-myung at his inauguration in Seoul on June 4.Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

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By Soo-hyang Choi and Kyungjin Yoo

June 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM UTC

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South Korea said newly elected President Lee Jae-myung spoke for the first time with Donald Trump and agreed to seek “tangible results” in trade negotiations, after the US leader imposed a 25% tariff on all imports from its Asian ally.