SEOUL, August 27, SPA -- Chief negotiators from South Korea and the European Union will hold a meeting in Seoul Thursday to resolve contentious issues such as auto trade and rules of origin in their free trade negotiations. During the inter-session meeting that runs through Friday, South Korean Deputy Trade Minister Lee Hye-min and his European counterpart Ignacio Garcia Bercero will discuss how the two sides can strike a deal at an earlier date, according to a report of the UAE news agency "WAM."--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/585258