Ministers of finance and industry met with heads of foreign chambers of commerce in the country to help ease concerns following President Yoon Suk Yeol's aborted declaration of martial law this week and an opposition push to impeach him.

Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun on Friday met with American Chamber of Commerce Chairman James Kim, European Chamber of Commerce Chairperson Philippe Van Hoof and four others.

The heads of chambers of commerce said there is a high level of concern about the situation in South Korea, requesting the government's active attention toward guaranteeing foreign investors and businesses to continue stable management activities in the country.

Choi reassured the attendees that martial law has fully been lifted through legal procedures and that all systems and operations have returned to normal.

The minister pledged to continue Seoul's systematic policy response to enable foreign businesses to make investments in the country and conduct management in a stable manner regardless of the situation.
 
Ahn, for his part, promised to maintain communication with foreign investment firms to help ease their concerns about the business environment in the country.