Trump meets South Korea’s Lee, signals trade talks and ship deals

Published 25/08/2025, 18:00

Investing.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump met with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House on Monday, where he indicated openness to renegotiating trade agreements between the two nations.

"Don’t mind renegotiating South Korea deal," Trump told reporters during the meeting, adding that the two leaders were "going to have serious discussions" on trade matters.

The U.S. president also revealed plans for potential maritime contracts with South Korea. "Thinking about contracting some ships from South Korea," Trump said, later confirming, "Gonna be buying ships from South Korea."

Trump highlighted the bilateral defense relationship, noting that "South Korea [is a] big buyer of U.S. military equipment," suggesting military trade would be part of their discussions.

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