US-Korean trade deal 'vital'

The US and South Korea “cannot afford to fail” in talks meant to settle differences on a long-stalled free trade deal, America’s top diplomat in Asia said.

US-Korean trade deal 'vital'

The US and South Korea “cannot afford to fail” in talks meant to settle differences on a long-stalled free trade deal, America’s top diplomat in Asia said.

The comments by assistant secretary of state Kurt Campbell come as US and Korean officials scramble to reach a compromise before a meeting on November 11 and 12 between President Barack Obama and South Korean president Lee Myung-bak at the G-20 economic summit in Seoul.

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