Former presidential aide slams FTA talks with US
Former presidential aide slams FTA talks with U.S.
SEOUL, April 4 2006 (Yonhap) — A former aide to President Roh Moo-hyun on Tuesday denounced the president’s push for a free trade agreement (FTA) deal with the United States as a "grave blunder" that could endanger the Roh regime and the entire Korean economy.
Jung Tae-in, who served as a presidential advisor and secretary in economic policies between 2003 and 2005, said that Seoul’s bid to conclude FTA talks with Washington in a period of merely 10 months was born out of Roh’s "hasty eagerness" to produce a visible accomplishment during the remaining two years of his five-year tenure.
