South Korea's Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo said on Friday that he might request an extension of the freeze on U.S. tariffs that is set to expire within days when he heads to Washington for talks with U.

South Koreas Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo is heading to the United States on Friday for high-stakes trade negotiations, just days before the July 9 deadline when steep U.S. tariffs could take effect. The visit comes

Seoul has requested to be exempted from all U.S. reciprocal and product-specific tariffs at the first high-level talks under the administration of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, the South's Trade Ministry said.