00:00South Korea said the release of visuals of the arrest of workers at a Hyundai motor car
00:07battery factory in Georgia in the United States was regrettable.
00:11The Korean Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement late Saturday that First Vice
00:15Foreign Minister Park Yun-joo told U.S. Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker
00:23in a telephone call that he regretted that the incident occurred at a critical time when
00:28the momentum of trust and cooperation forged through the first summit since the two new
00:32governments took over this year. Park also said it was particularly regrettable that the footage
00:37of the arrest of Korean nationals was made public. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released
00:43visuals of the raid at the factory, which is under construction in Elibel near Savannah, Georgia,
00:49on Thursday. Authorities said about 475 workers, most of whom are South Korean nationals, were arrested
00:57as they were barred from working in the U.S. after crossing the border illegally or overstaying
01:03their visas. They said the investigation into the illegal immigrants took place over several
01:08months. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the detainees were illegal aliens and
01:14the U.S. authorities were just doing their job.
01:17Well, we want to get along with other countries and we want to have a great, stable workforce.
01:21And we had, as I understand it, a lot of illegal aliens, some not the best of people, but we
01:30had a lot of illegal aliens working there. So, you know, look, they're doing their job.
01:33That's what they have to do.
01:34On Saturday, Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said President Lee Jae-myung had ordered its
01:40embassy in the U.S. to resolve the matter swiftly.
01:44We are very worried about this.
01:46We have a lot of responsibility for this country.
01:52He has a lot of responsibility for the U.S. government.
01:58The U.S. government and the U.S. government,
02:02the U.S. government,
02:04the U.S. government,
02:07the U.S. government and the U.S. government,
02:13and we have a direct response to this decision.
02:23Hyundai's battery joint venture partner,
02:25South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solutions
02:29said the company had paused the construction work at the site.
02:33The factory is due to start operations at the end of this year.
02:43You
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