South Korea is seeking to head the "WTO"

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South Korea is seeking to head the "WTO"

The current president of the Organization Pascal Lamy

Friday, December 28, 2012

Abu Dhabi - Arab Sky News

Nominated South Korea, Friday, Minister of Commerce the Taihu Park, the presidency of the World Trade Organization (WTO), becoming the eighth candidate for the job.

The nomination Park three days before the close of nominations, while preparing Pascal Lamy, the current president of the organization to leave office on August 31, 2013.

Although Lamy said he should choose his successor on the basis of merit only, some diplomats say it has come round for entrusting the job to the character of a developing country.

Park is the second candidate from a rich country and the third from the Asia-Pacific.

All candidates so far - except for one - and trade ministers currently or formerly. And holds a number of them - such as Park - Ph.D. in economics from the United States and strong academic qualifications.

And other countries put forward candidates is South Korea are Mexico, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Ghana, Jordan, Kenya, New Zealand. May prompt other countries candidates before the deadline of midnight on December 31.

The candidates themselves will become someone's sixth president of the organization at a meeting at FAO headquarters in Geneva on January 29, within three months dedicated to the campaigns of candidates will begin after a gradual process of elimination.

It is expected to choose the SCO member states and candidate number 157 winner by the end of May. http://www.skynewsarabia.com/web/article/62031/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%89-%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%94%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9