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WTO Secretary-General Yu Myung-hee, who was nominated for the WTO secretary general, hurriedly announced in Geneva early today (17th) that he was the right person for the restoration and revival of the WTO. Although it is said that it is more likely than ever, the obstacle of Japan, which is establishing a confrontation with us due to export regulation conflicts, is a stumbling block.

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front of the representatives of each country, Yue- hee Yu, the head of the Trade and Commerce Headquarters, said to the WTO, who faces a fundamental crisis, is a qualified person with 25 years of practical knowledge and expertise in the field of trade.

[Yumyeonghui / WTO Secretary General candidate: My goal is the WTO will build the confidence of the multilateral trading system becoming a mechanism with the responsiveness raise the relevance and resilience;

specific goals in the performance obtained with the WTO rules in the fisheries subsidies, and e-commerce negotiations WTO reform was proposed through renewal and restoration of the dispute resolution system, implementation of the agreement and enhancement of transparency.

Japan explicitly announced a check to intervene in the election process.

[Kinds of Mt. Hiroshi / Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Award:. (WTO Secretary-General) is important is that the person who can show leadership to the multilateral trading system, maintain and enhance Therefore, Japan will participate in the election process]

In that led a press conference in Japan Reporters also asked if they would support Japan like any other member country in a trade dispute.

[Yoo Myung-hee/WTO Secretary-General Candidate: I came here as a candidate for the WTO Secretary-General, not on behalf of Korea.]

For election, the key is to respond well to Japan's checks and gain support from countries with strong speech, such as the United States and China.

The final candidate will be appointed as the next secretary-general of the WTO in late October, in a way that will drop out of the eight candidates running in low order.

(Video Editing: Jinhoon Park)