Seoul expects favorable EU response on steel quota concerns: Lee

President Lee Jae Myung said Friday that Seoul expects a favorable outcome from the European Union over concerns about the bloc’s planned steel tariff-rate quota measures, which could affect South Korea's steel industry.

Lee said he raised the issue directly with EU leaders during his recent visit to Brussels.

Earlier, a senior presidential official said Brussels had responded that it would take Seoul’s request into full consideration.

He made the remarks during a briefing at Cheong Wa Dae on th ...