Sensitive Country Archives

Choi Urges Continued Efforts to Swiftly Resolve Sensitive Country Listing Issue

SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday instructed the government to promptly engage in follow-up discussions regarding a recent decision by the U.S. Department of Energy to place South Korea on its “sensitive and other designated countries list.” Seoul and Washington have begun working-level talks to address the issue, following [...]

Choi Urges Efforts to Prevent Fallout from U.S. Designation of S. Korea as ‘Sensitive’ Country

SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday instructed the government to engage with the United States to prevent any adverse impact on energy cooperation following Washington’s designation of South Korea as a ”sensitive” country. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the previous Joe Biden administration made the designation in January [...]