South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the President of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, have agreed to pursue an early deal in their talks on a bilateral free trade agreement. They say it'll maximize their two countries' synergy. President Rivlin arrived in Seoul on Sunday for a five-day stay. Here's President Moon speaking earlier today at their summit. "If the FTA deal gets settled quickly, then economic cooperation on investment and services will expand. I believe the two countries' relations have great potential due to their complementary business structures and their shared goal of fostering the future high-tech industry." Moon and Rivlin agreed that an early FTA deal will be an "optimal win-win" result. Two way trade last year reached 2-point-7 billion U.S. dollars. They began discussing an FTA back in 2015. Korea would export vehicles and wireless communications divices... and import chipmaking equipment and applied electronics goods.
