"Yoo Myung-hee Trails Rival Candidates in WTO Next Director-General Preference Survey"
Yoo Myung-hee and Okonjo-Iweala advance to the final round of the WTO chief election Photo by Yonhap News
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] Yoo Myung-hee, the Chief Trade Negotiator of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, was found to be trailing behind Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, her competitor, in the preference survey for the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Major foreign media reported on the 28th (local time) that the WTO has proposed Okonjo-Iweala to lead the organization.
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However, the final selection of the WTO Director-General requires a consensus among the 164 WTO member countries.
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