[Agricultural, Fisheries and Livestock Newspaper=Reporter Park Yu-shin] National Assembly members from both the ruling and opposition parties urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to take a responsible and proactive stance to quell concerns about agricultural market opening in the Korea-U.S. tariff negotiations, sparked by remarks from Foreign Minister Cho Hyun about the possibility of expanding the quota for U.S. rice imports. During the last day of the national audit in the agricultural sector on the 28th, at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' comprehensive audit by the National Assembly's Committee on Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries, the audit session heated up with voices from members urging the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to clearly state its position and criticizing the ministry's lukewarm stance on concerns about agricultural market opening in the Korea-U.S. tariff negotiations.