South Korea announces end to complaint over Japanese export restrictions

The South Korean Ministry of Commerce said in a statement that the two governments have “decided to carry out early bilateral consultations” in order to “return to the situation before July 2019”.

South Korea announced on Monday that it was ending its complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over export restrictions on certain Japanese products, pending bilateral talks to resolve old disputes.

“The two governments have decided to promptly conduct bilateral consultations related to current export regulation issues to return to the situation before July 2019,” South Korea’s commerce ministry said in a statement.

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