ＷＴＯで再協議も物別れ　日本輸出管理、韓国の対応焦点

　【ジュネーブ時事】日本政府による韓国向け半導体材料の輸出管理強化をめぐり、世界貿易機関（ＷＴＯ）協定に基づく日韓両国の２度目の２国間協議が１９日、スイス・ジュネーブのＷＴＯ本部で行われ、双方が主張を譲らず物別れに終わった。日韓は２３日午前０時に失効が迫る日韓軍事情報包括保護協定（ＧＳＯＭＩＡ）などでも対立する中、今後の韓国の対応が焦点となる。
　協議には日本から経済産業省の黒田淳一郎・通商機構部長ら、韓国から産業通商資源省の丁海官・新通商秩序協力官らが出席。休憩を挟んで約６時間半意見交換したが、歩み寄りはなかった。

　韓国の丁氏は協議終了後、記者団の取材に「次のステップを取る」と表明。ただ、一審に当たる紛争処理小委員会（パネル）の設置要請や協議の継続も含めて「全ての選択肢を排除しない」とも述べた。
　一方、黒田氏は「今後の進め方は韓国側が検討する。その結果を踏まえて対応を決定する」と説明した。（2019/11/20-05:39）

The Japanese and South Korean governments remained apart over Japan's recent tightening of controls on exports to South Korea, in their second round of talks at the World Trade Organization on Tuesday.
   The continued stalemate further raised the possibility of the two countries' military information-sharing pact, called the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, expiring at midnight Friday, in line with the South Korean side's decision not to renew the symbolic pact, blaming the tighter Japanese export controls.
   The looming GSOMIA expiration was not discussed at the session, held at the WTO headquarters in Geneva for over six and a half hours with a break, informed sources said.
   In the Geneva talks, the Japanese delegation included Junichiro Kuroda, director-general of the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry's Multilateral Trade System Department, and the South Korean side was led by Chung Hae-kwan from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
   Following the meeting, Chung told reporters that South Korea will take the next step, while saying that the country is open to all options including making a request to set up a WTO settlement dispute panel and continuing bilateral talks with Japan.