The US is keen to finalise a trade deal with South Korea once Seoul accepts “appropriate” commitments, a senior official said. The two nations are negotiating terms of a $350 billion investment pledge ahead of the Trump-Lee summit in Korea.

Washington: The United States is keen to “nail down” a trade deal with South Korea as soon as Seoul is willing to take “appropriate” commitments, a senior U.S. official said, as the two countries strive to bridge differences over how to implement Korea’s $350 billion investment pledge under the framework deal.

The official made the remarks during an online press briefing amid uncertainty over whether Seoul and Washington could reach a breakthrough to finalise details of the trade deal before or during a summit between Korean President Lee Jae Myung a

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