President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung have worked out most of the details of a bilateral trade deal.

“We made our deal, pretty much finalized it,” Trump told reporters while dining with Lee and other leaders on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Gyeongju, South Korea.

“We discussed some other things to do with national security et cetera. And I think we came to a conclusion on a lot of very important items,” Trump said.

President Lee presented Trump with South Korea’s highest honor, the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, upon his arrival in Gyeongju, setting a very positive tone for their meeting. Trump is the first American president to receive the honor.

Lee also gave Trump a replica of a cerem

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