South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed trade talks on Thursday, with Lee underscoring the need for commercially rational agreements that advance the interests of both nations, the president’s office reported.

Lee spoke to Bessent at the United Nations on the sidelines of the General Assembly on Wednesday, his chief secretary for policy, Kim Yong-beom, told a briefing in New York.

The meeting focused on the $350 billion package of investment from South Korea agreed in principle between Lee and U.S. President Donald Trump at a summit in July as part of a deal to lower tariffs against South Korean goods, Kim said.

“With regard to the investment package with the U.S., (Lee) expressed hope that the discussions would progress based on comm

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