Expressing our concerns to key figures in the US administration and Congress
A delegation of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (Minister Chang-yang Lee) Ahn Seong-il, head of the New Trade Order Strategy Office, Son Woong-gi, head of the current trade affairs team at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, and Lee Mi-yeon, director of the bilateral economy and foreign affairs bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, signed the “Inflation Reduction Act” signed by President Biden on August 16. Reduction Act)’, he will visit Washington DC, USA from August 29 (Mon) to 31 (Wed) to personally meet and discuss with key figures in the US administration and Congress on the electric vehicle subsidy system.
The government delegation will visit the U.S. government agencies such as the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce and Congress to communicate our concerns regarding the revised electric vehicle subsidy system, our industry’s position, domestic opinion, etc., and discuss future countermeasures. plan.
In addition, the delegation will hold a meeting with the auto-battery industry that has entered the US to check the response status of the Korean industry and discuss support measures at the government level.
The delegation’s visit was held as a preliminary consultation prior to the visit to the United States to attend the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Ministerial Meeting, which is planned for next week. We plan to continue the consultation by upgrading it to a higher level.
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