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Japan's export control issues will be discussed on the formal agenda at the World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, today (23 July). While the criticism of the international community is forming about Japan, which emphasizes the principle of Malorman Free Trade, our delegation said that it will prepare a logic that can overthrow Japan's deterrent claim.

Reporter Park Chan-geun reports.

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Kim, Seung-ho, chief of the Trade and Industry Strategy Department, will lead the World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council, where Japan's export control issues will be discussed as a formal agenda.

The five delegates who arrived in Geneva a short time ago are preparing the WTO Board of Directors, which will be held at 5:00 pm Korea time.

The delegation explained that it would inform the international community of Japan's behavior threatening the world trade order.

Kim Seung-ho, a specialist in international trade disputes, has recently won a final victory in the WTO dispute over the ban on imports of fisheries from Japan and Fukushima.

Although the Board of Directors does not have binding conclusions, it can be a place for support and justice for formal WTO complaints.

In particular, the Japanese delegation is expected to report on the outcome of the Osaka G20 Summit, which emphasizes the principles of free trade, and it will be an opportunity to highlight the contradictions of the Japanese government in terms of Korea.

The Korean government plans to send a written statement today to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to withdraw export control measures.

Yoo Myung-hee, the chief negotiator of the trade negotiations, departs Washington today to meet with the US Congress and industry figures.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor has announced that it will grant special extensions for up to three months to companies that are engaged in R & D for the localization of Japanese materials, thereby recognizing the exception of the 52-hour work schedule.