S Korea in beef dispute talks
Updated on 12 June 2008
South Korea's trade supremo has said he will travel to the US for talks on resuming American beef imports, following weeks of rallies by protesters citing concerns over mad cow disease.
Trade minister Kim Jong-hoon said he would try to get Washington to approve measures under which the industry would voluntarily agree to not ship meat from cattle older than 30 months. He will leave on Friday to join a South Korean delegation already in Washington.
Both the South Korean and US sides have said they do not plan to renegotiate an April agreement that places no age restrictions on beef imports.
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