Koo Ja-yeol, Chairman of Muhyeop, Meets New Minister of Industry An Deok-geun: "Expecting Strengthened Export Competitiveness"

Export Expansion Measures and Trade Issues Discussion
"We Will Fulfill Our Role as a Private Policy Partner"

Gu Ja-yeol, Chairman of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), met with Ahn Deok-geun, the newly appointed Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, and stated, "We will fulfill our role as a policy partner in the private sector to ensure that the recent momentum in export recovery can expand and sustain into long-term industrial competitiveness."

On the 10th, KITA announced that Chairman Gu and Minister Ahn held a meeting at the Trade Tower in Samseong-dong to discuss measures to expand exports and current trade issues.

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Chairman Gu congratulated Minister Ahn on his appointment, saying, "Minister Ahn is an international trade expert who combines theory and practical policy experience, and we expect him to greatly assist in strengthening our industry and export competitiveness amid a trade environment where economic nationalism is intensifying."

In response, Minister Ahn said, "This year as well, with the determination that 'exports are directly linked to people’s livelihoods,' we need to firmly establish an upward trend in exports and ensure that exports serve as a key driving force leading our economic growth at the forefront. It is necessary for the public and private sectors to work as one team," adding, "I request KITA’s active cooperation in preparing export support measures that companies can truly feel."

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