In a video statement issued at the start of a one-day meeting in Seoul on Tuesday, Lighthizer said U.S. President Donald Trump was committed to making "substantial improvements" in the five-year-old pact known as KORUS.
(Reporting by David Lawder; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)USTR Lighthizer says trade talks should reduce non-tariff barriers
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