Cattle younger than 30 months old is thought to be less susceptible to mad cow disease.
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"The observation of an agreement is very important for state-to-state relations and it is very essential to maintain national credibility on the international stage," Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said at a meeting with top ruling party leaders Wednesday, according to his office.
The South Korean Agriculture Ministry has asked that a legal notice about imports, the final step before imports can restart, be published by the Public Administration Ministry on Thursday.
Source: Associated Press