Senior trade officials from South Korea and the European Union (EU) will hold a meeting next week to check preparations and processes for the implementation of their bilateral free trade accord, Seoul\'s trade ministry said Thursday. During the meeting in Seoul on Tuesday, Choi Seok-young, Seoul\'s chief negotiator for the free trade talks, and his EU counterpart Ignacio Bercero will discuss overall issues related to the free trade agreement (FTA), scheduled to take effect on July 1, it said.