South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Washington to call for investment in his country, Yoon's office said
The two met at Musk's request as Yoon is in the U.S. for a six-day state visit, said Choi Sang-mok, Yoon's senior economic secretary, according to a transcript of a news briefing Choi gave in Washington on Wednesday provided by Yoon's office.
Yoon touted South Korea as an ideal country for Tesla to build a gigafactory, citing the country's cutting edge industrial robots and high-skilled workers, Choi said. " also said he would actively support Tesla in terms of location, human resources and tax if it makes the investment decision," Choi told reporters.South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol meets with Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, Tesla and Twitter, in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2023. Yonhap via REUTERS
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