欧盟驻韩国大使乌戈·阿斯图托（Ugo Astuto）在6月26日的采访中表示，目前关于欧盟新钢铁关税的磋商将取得兼顾双方关切的建设性成果。
阿斯图托大使解释称，欧盟计划自7月1日起收紧钢铁保障措施，缩减免税进口配额，并对超出配额的部分征收50%的关税。在6月初于布鲁塞尔举行的峰会上，李在明总统请求欧盟为韩国钢铁制造商提供有利考量。阿斯图托反驳了有关贸易保护主义的指控，指出欧盟仍然是全球最开放的市场之一。此外，他警告称，俄罗斯与朝鲜军事关系的加深加剧了朝鲜半岛的核扩散风险。峰会结束后，韩国与欧盟发表联合声明谴责了双方的合作，并同意启动双边信息安全协定的谈判。
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