South Korean Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan visited Washington last week for meetings with senior U.S. administration officials on strategic investment projects, shipbuilding cooperation and energy coordination, as Washington and Seoul seek to expand industrial ties amid rising geopolitical and maritime security risks. During the May 6-9 visit, Kim met U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) on Monday.

MOTIR said Kim discussed follow-up measures tied to South Korea’s Special Act on Strategic Investment in the United States