S. Korea's trade ministry to send deputy director at WTO General Council over trade spat with Japan

South Korea is sending a senior trade official to argue its case at that WTO General Council meeting.According to Seoul's Trade Ministry on Monday, its deputy minister for international trade and legal affairs Kim Seung-ho will fully explain the South Korean government's position on Japan's export restrictions.Kim, who is an expert on international trade, is expected to confront his counterpart from Japan's foreign ministry, director-general Shingo Yamagami at the meeting.