Eight Korean officials including WTO top official selection begin 7:52 on July 17th
The selection of the new Secretary-General, who is the top of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which is involved in the resolution of trade disputes, started full-scale selection, for example, eight candidates from South Korea's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Resources addressed eight member candidates. It was.
Eight candidates from South Korea, Mexico, Nigeria, etc. are running for the new WTO Executive Director.
Candidates are scheduled to speak at a press conference at a meeting of all member countries from 15th to 17th, and by the second day, 6 people will become an international trade system and challenges. He expressed his opinion on the reform of the WTO.
Among them, Yu Myung-hee, Director General of Trade Negotiations Department of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Industry, at a press conference on the 16th, said that Japan and South Korea are in conflict with each other over Japan's measures to tighten export control of semiconductor raw materials for South Korea. We are proceeding according to the rules of the WTO, and we would like to refrain from commenting."
In addition, he said, "Korea and Japan share the idea that multilateral trade should be promoted, and it will be even more important to work together in the future." I emphasized that it is indispensable.
The narrowing down of candidates is to proceed based on the opinions of the member countries, and the WTO aims to be elected by November this year.
At the end of next month, the current secretary-general of Azebedo will retire and the Deputy Director-General will take over the duties until a new top is decided.