South Korea Export Control “Request to Eliminate Japanese Measures” Next Month Director-General Level Dialogue November 29th 13:12

Korea's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Industry emphasized the idea that Japan's government-level policy dialogue agreed to be held in December calls for the removal of measures taken by the Japanese government that tightened export controls.

Lee Ho Hyun ’s Trade Policy Officer of Korea ’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Resources said he had a press conference in Seoul on the morning of 29th, and said that the section leader ’s preparatory meeting held on the 28th was “friendly and honest with each other I heard that it was advanced. "

On that basis, the director-level policy dialogue between the directors of Japan and Korea evaluated that “the trust between the two countries has considerably recovered” in December.

On the other hand, “The ultimate goal through policy dialogue is Japan's strengthening of export control of semiconductor raw materials for South Korea and recovery of measures that exclude Korea from export-preferential countries,” said Japan. Emphasized the idea of ​​calling on the government to eliminate measures.

Furthermore, after a press conference, an official from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Trade Resources said, “While the dialogue is proceeding normally, we will stop the procedure for appeals to the World Trade Organization. If not, we can analogize the opposite.” According to the results of discussions with Japan in the future, he suggested that the prosecution procedure for the suspended WTO = World Trade Organization could be resumed.