SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea has just wrapped up talks with the U.S. for the release of detained Korean workers in Georgia, a presidential official said on Sunday.
A plane will be on its way to bring back the Koreans once administrative procedures are completed, Kang Hun-sik, Presidential Chief of Staff, said in televised remarks.
U.S. federal agents carried out a raid at a Hyundai Motor manufacturing facility in Georgia this week in the largest single-site enforcement operation in the history of the Department of Homeland Security's investigative operations.
The majority of those hundreds detained were Korean nationals.
South Korea has recently reached a major trade deal with the U.S., which includes a $350 billion fund to help Korean companies enter the U.S. market.
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