Business Trade Minister Yeo discusses trade Issues with his UK counterpart
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo met with the UK’s Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade Douglas Alexander in Seoul on September 1. The two sides exchanged views on industrial and trade policy directions in the current global trade environment and discussed ways to expand bilateral cooperation. The UK is Korea’s 25th-largest trading partner, with bilateral trade totaling $11.2 billion in 2024. Since the Korea-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force in January 2011, trade between the two countries has remained strong. The UK is also o