By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's chief presidential policy adviser said on Thursday he was "optimistic" about ongoing talks to finalise a trade deal with the U.S., in the latest remarks by officials suggesting progress in negotiations that had stalled for months. Kim Yong-beom and Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan spoke to reporters before departing for the United States. They will be joining Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol and Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo for follow-up negotiations in Washington. Kim's comments echo Minister Koo's remarks earlier this week that there was "huge progress" and Foreign Minister Cho Hyun saying there were "positive signals" in reaching a deal. On the U.S. side, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday the countries were close to finalising

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