SEOUL (Reuters) -A top U.S. diplomat expressed regret on Sunday over a U.S. immigration raid that detained more than 300 South Korean workers, proposing making the event a turning point to strengthen bilateral relations, South Korea said.

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo on Sunday, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Landau mentioned President Donald Trump’s decision that the Korean workers would not face any disadvantages when they re-enter the U.S., the ministry said.

After about a week of detention at a U.S. immigration detention facility, the Korean workers returned home on Friday.

(Reporting by Ju-min Park; Editing by William Mallard)

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