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Seoul says US must fix its visa system if it wants Korea's investments


Officials and lawmakers suggested that Korea is now in a position to make demands of the US as its most important investor

Lawmakers from South Korea’s progressive Jinbo Party deliver a letter of protest to the US Embassy in Seoul on Sept. 9, 2025, demanding an apology for the detainment of Korean workers in Georgia and measures to prevent a similar situation from occurring again. President Lee Jae Myung also expressed disappointment over the US authorities’ actions during his opening remarks at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, citing the need to maintain “mutual trust and the spirit of alliance.” Kim Young-bae, a Democratic Party lawmaker and vice chairperson of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, suggested that the recent fiasco may have a silver lining.

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