US and South Korea Reach Agreement on Workers

• S. Korea & US agree on release of detained S. Korean Hyundai workers in Georgia.
• Over 300 S. Koreans among 475 detained, says Foreign Minister Cho Hyun.
• S. Korea to send charter plane for workers' return; admin steps remain.

Seoul, Sep 7 (AP) South Korea says it has reached a deal with the US on the release of South Korean workers detained at a Hyundai plant in Georgia.

Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik announced Sunday

that South Korea and the US finalised negotiations on the workers’ release and that some unspecified administrative steps are left to be taken.

He said South Korea plans to send a charter plane to bring the workers back home.

South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Saturday that more than 300South Koreans were among the 475 people detained. (AP) GRS GRS