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| ▲ Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik speaks during a press conference at the presidential office in central Seoul in this Aug. 28, 2025, file photo. (Yonhap) |
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Talks for release of detained S. Korean workers in Georgia concluded: presidential office
By Chae Yun-hwan
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- A senior official at South Korea's presidential office said Sunday that negotiations for the release of South Korean workers detained by a recent U.S. immigration raid in Georgia have concluded, adding that a chartered plane would head for the United States if administration procedures are completed.
Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik made the remarks during a senior-level meeting between the ruling Democratic Party and the government, noting that a chartered plane will head to the U.S. state to bring back the detained workers.
"There are still administrative procedures left," Kang said. "Once the procedures are complete the chartered plane will depart to bring our citizens."
More than 300 South Korean nationals out of 457 people have been taken into custody during the raid Thursday on a battery plant construction site operated by South Korean companies Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution in Bryan County.
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