A joint consultative committee on the free trade agreement between South Korea and the U.S. held its first meeting in Washington on Wednesday.

South Korea’s Trade Minister Bark Tae-ho and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, who are joint chiefs of the committee, assessed the implementation of the trade pact. It was the first meeting since the deal took effect on March 15th.

After the meeting, Park told reporters that he did not discuss the issue of U.S. beef or the investor-state dispute (ISD) provision with Kirk. He said that such issues will be addressed at related committees or working-level teams.

On the possibility of renegotiating the trade pact, Park said that contentious issues can be handled effectively by related committees.