South Korea's Minister of Trade and Industry Ahn Duk-geun said on Friday that Seoul would try to reach a deal with Washington on tariffs by the July deadline previously agreed, but warned that the target could be missed due to domestic politics.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea has prepared support measures for small and medium-sized firms expected to be hurt by U.S. tariffs, the government said on Wednesday. The measures include financing support worth 4.6 trillion won ($3.25 billion), subsidies to ease the burden of logistics costs, and other policies to help expand export markets.

THE government is resuming tariff talks with Washington on the sidelines of a key Apec meeting, an official said, as ministers jostle to meet US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.