YOKOHAMA, Japan, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Getting a trade deal between the United States and South Korea right in terms of substance is more important than rushing to get an agreement, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk told Reuters in an interview on Saturday.
The United States and South Korea failed to reach an agreement on a stalled trade deal on Thursday in talks in Seoul, jeopardising the pact signed three years ago and dealing an embarrassing blow to both countries.
The two sides had been working hard to address U.S. congressional and industry concerns that the deal, signed in 2007, did not do enough to open South Korean markets to U.S. cars and beef. (Reporting by Linda Sieg; Editing by Ed Davies)