"After U.S. Tariff Ruling, Presidential Office Convenes Emergency 2 p.m. Meeting... 'In Line With National Interest' (Comprehensive)"

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Reciprocal Tariffs on Multiple Countries Illegal
Inter-ministerial Meeting to Be Chaired by Kim Yongbeom and Wi Sunglak

The presidential office said on the 21st that, in relation to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that President Donald Trump’s imposition of reciprocal tariffs on various countries was unlawful, "The government will comprehensively review the content of the Supreme Court’s decision and the position of the U.S. government, and will examine the matter in a way that best serves the national interest."

Yonhap News Agency

In this regard, the presidential office is also scheduled to hold an inter-ministerial meeting at 2 p.m. the same day to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the imposition of reciprocal tariffs is unlawful. The meeting will be co-chaired by Policy Chief Kim Yongbeom and National Security Office Director Wi Sungrak.

Through this meeting, the government is expected to closely examine how the ruling may affect tariff negotiations between South Korea and the United States and to establish concrete response strategies. As there is a strong possibility that, despite the Supreme Court’s decision, the Trump administration will seek to maintain the policy, the actual changes in the negotiation environment between South Korea and the United States may be limited, making a cautious approach necessary.

On the 20th (local time), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not grant the president authority to impose tariffs, and therefore found President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs to be unlawful in nature.

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