The top U.S. and South Korean trade envoys broke off talks without resolving a crisis over the resumption of American beef shipments that has shaken South Korea's pro-U.S. government.South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon, who flew into Washington on Friday for discussions, was returning home, U.S. Trade Representative spokeswoman Gretchen Hamel said Sunday.
However, in Seoul, South Korea's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Monday saying the envoys had agreed to continue talking and that Kim, who was scheduled to head home, would instead remain in Washington.
The ministry said the U.S. had requested the talks continue. There was no immediate response from the U.S. Trade Representative's office, which late Sunday said the talks had ended.
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