By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke to South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday and mentioned South Korea’s political turmoil following President Yoon Suk Yeol’s try final week to impose martial legislation.
Yellen “expressed appreciation for the shut communication between the Korean Ministry of Financial system and Finance and the U.S. Treasury Division following current occasions within the Republic of Korea,” the U.S. Treasury Division stated in a press release.
“Yellen additionally reaffirmed the robust ties between our two nations constructed upon shared democratic values and expressed her hope for continued bilateral cooperation,” the Treasury Division stated after her digital assembly with Choi, through which she additionally mentioned “macroeconomic and monetary developments” together with her counterpart.
