[South Korea and U.S. Finance Ministers to Meet Next Week in the U.S., Potential Discussion on Currency Swap] According to a report by Jinse Finance citing foreign media, amidst the deadlock in South Korea-U.S. tariff negotiations due to issues surrounding the implementation of a $350 billion investment plan in the U.S., South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Economy and Finance, Choo Kyung-ho, will visit the U.S. on the 15th to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant. According to South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance and the department in charge of trade affairs on the 12th, Choo Kyung-ho will attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, as well as the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings, during his visit to the U.S. It is expected that Choo Kyung-ho will hold bilateral talks with Besant at that time to exchange views on fiscal matters between the two countries. It is reported that the specific time and format of the bilateral finance ministers' meeting have not yet been finalized.