Lee to preside over meeting of economic advisory council to discuss measures to cope with Mideast crisis

President Lee Jae Myung was set to preside Thursday over his first plenary meeting of the National Economic Advisory Council to discuss measures to cushion the Middle East conflict's impact on the economy. The planned meeting comes after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, just an hour before US President Donald Trump's deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Cheong Wa Dae said it plans to devise and implement policies aimed at overcoming the current

By The Korea Herald