S. Korea, Ecuador set to launch FTA talks

SEJONG, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Ecuador will announce the start of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) next week, the Seoul government said Wednesday. 

The announcement will be made Tuesday at a meeting of the countries' trade ministers in Seoul, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. 

The declaration of the start of FTA talks comes nearly two years after the countries concluded a joint feasibility study in June 2013. 

This has been excerpted from a 19 August 2015 news item by the Yonhap News Agency and is available in its entirety at: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20150819008100320