▁with ▁Alexander ▁Vers h bow , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁amb assador ▁to ▁South ▁Korea ▁to ▁discuss ▁be ef ▁imports . ▁Further ▁tal ks ▁were ▁held ▁between ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁U . S . ▁and ▁South ▁Korean ▁negoti ators ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁on ▁the ▁san it ary ▁rules ▁that ▁Korea ▁would ▁require ▁of ▁U . S . ▁be ef ▁imports . ▁The ▁agreement ▁allowed ▁imports ▁of ▁all ▁cut s ▁of ▁U . S . ▁be ef ▁( both ▁bon eless ▁and ▁b one - in ) ▁and ▁certain ▁be ef ▁products , ▁including ▁those ▁from ▁cattle ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁months ▁old . ▁Process ors ▁had ▁to ▁remove ▁material ▁known ▁to ▁risk ▁B SE ▁pr ion ▁transmission . ▁President ▁Lee ▁visited ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁at ▁Camp ▁David ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁reported , ▁ ▁President ▁Bush ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁government ▁to ▁res ume ▁the ▁import ▁of ▁U . S . ▁be ef , ▁based ▁on ▁international ▁standards ▁and ▁science . ▁The ▁two ▁pres idents ▁p led ged ▁to ▁make ▁every ▁effort ▁to ▁ur ge ▁their ▁respective ▁legisl atures ▁to ▁appro ve ▁the ▁K OR US ▁F TA ▁( K ore an ▁US ▁Free ▁trade ▁agreement ) ▁within ▁this ▁year . ▁ ▁Dem on str ators ▁accused ▁Lee ▁of ▁revers ing ▁the ▁ban ▁on ▁imports ▁of ▁U .