We also mentioned approaches to reinforce trade and cooperation with main US cities.
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon met with the new US Ambassador to Korea, Philip Goldberg, and asked for cooperation on the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
In accordance to the Seoul Metropolitan Federal government on the 8th, Mayor Oh satisfied with Ambassador Goldberg at the Metropolis Hall Oval Office environment on the exact same working day and said: “Please engage in a function so that IRA-connected matters can be solved well “.
Considering the fact that the IRA stipulates that only electrical vehicles created in North The us should really be subsidized, Korean electric cars cannot get subsidies.
When worries have arisen in excess of the weakening of the competitiveness of the domestic vehicle industry, the authorities is engaged in a diplomatic struggle with the United States to resolve discrimination in all instructions.
Mayor Oh also talked about strategies to improve cooperation amongst Seoul and significant US metropolitan areas in phrases of the ROK-US alliance and city diplomacy.
Mayor Oh welcomed the problem in which the ROK-US alliance has transformed from a armed forces and stability alliance to a “worldwide strategic alliance” encompassing the electronic economy, 5G, electric autos and offer chains. of batteries due to the fact the Korea-US summit in Could.
“The city of Seoul will also actively cooperate to build a robust alliance,” he explained.
Mayor Oh also highlighted the part of the US Embassy as a bridge for trade and cooperation amongst Seoul and important US towns, noting that cooperation amongst towns is a very important time to reply to quarantine and overcome. the economic crisis just after COVID-19.
Seoul continued the trade and cooperation with five US towns (Honolulu, San Francisco, Washington DC, Los Angeles and Houston) by signing friendship and welcoming city agreements.
/ yunhap news
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