«It is clear that the latest safeguard measures would violate the WTO rules,» South Korea's trade minister Kim Hyun -
chong said in a meeting with industry officials.
Trade Minister Kim Hyun -
chong will meet representatives from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama in Seoul on Wednesday to sign five separate bilateral agreements which will eliminate duties on about 95 percent of traded goods and services, South Korea's trade ministry
said in an e-mailed statement.