President Moon Urges Support for Yoo Myung-hee in WTO Election During Call with Malaysian Prime Minister

Prime Minister Muhyiddin: "Yoo Myung-hee Has Experience and Credentials"
"Looking Forward to Meeting President Moon Once COVID Stabilizes"

President Moon Jae-in is having a phone conversation with Muhyiddin Yassin, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, at the Cheong Wa Dae Yeomin Hall on the 19th.

On the 19th, President Moon Jae-in held a phone call with Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin bin Mohammad Yassin and requested support for Yoo Myung-hee, the Minister for Trade of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, who advanced to the final round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General election.

During the 20-minute call starting at 3 p.m., President Moon said, as relayed by Blue House spokesperson Kang Min-seok, "In a situation where the global economy is facing great difficulties, it is very important that the next WTO Director-General be a trade leader with the capability and vision to protect the free trade system through WTO reform and restore trust in the multilateral trading system."

President Moon continued, "Minister Yoo not only has expertise in trade but also possesses outstanding capabilities such as the network and political leadership built as a current trade minister," emphasizing, "I am confident that she is the best candidate to reconcile the sharp interests between developed and developing countries and successfully carry out WTO reform."

Prime Minister Muhyiddin congratulated Minister Yoo on advancing to the final round, evaluating that "the next WTO Director-General requires vision and leadership, and Minister Yoo has played an important role with very impressive experience and career."

In response, President Moon expressed his gratitude and replied, "I believe that if candidate Yoo becomes the WTO Director-General, she will meet various expectations well."

President Moon Jae-in is having a phone conversation with Muhyiddin Yassin, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, at the Cheong Wa Dae Yeomin Building on the 19th.

Additionally, during the call with Prime Minister Muhyiddin, President Moon expressed his hope that the APEC summit, chaired by Malaysia this year, would be successfully held under Malaysia’s leadership. Prime Minister Muhyiddin responded, "I look forward to meeting President Moon in person to discuss bilateral issues as soon as COVID-19 stabilizes."

Meanwhile, President Moon plans to further expand summit diplomacy this week to support Minister Yoo. Spokesperson Kang said, "There are five summit calls scheduled this week alone, including with Malaysia." Previously, President Moon also held calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chancellor Angela Merkel to request support for Minister Yoo.

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