SEOUL,June 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are set to commence official talks for upgrading their free trade agreement (FTA), as part of the ongoing effort to expand bilateral ties in emerging areas, such as digital economy and critical minerals, Seoul's trade ministry said Monday.

The first round of official negotiations is scheduled to take place throughout this week in Seoul, with Park Geun-oh, director general for trade agreement policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, leading the Korean delegation, and the ASEAN side being represented by Alpana Roy, ASEAN's director general for international trade.

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