Christopher Koo, the Chairman of Korea International Trade Association, hosted a policy debate meeting between leaders of innovative companies and the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, Mr. Jae-myeong Lee, who was invited for this meeting. The meeting was held on January 6 at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul. Chairman Koo specially asked the candidate not to spare efforts to support the innovate spirit of exporting companies.

Chairman Koo congratulated last year’s achievements of Korea’s trade by saying, “The trade volume has exceeded one trillion dollars for the first time, much earlier than expected and the country also witnessed remarkable results with the highest ever total international trade and exports.” But he also said “Such achievement sadly cannot be taken for granted in the coming years.” He highlighted the importance of trade by saying, “Supporting innovation across the trading business by discovering common grounds between traditional trading industries and start-ups and actively reflecting requirements raised by the exporting sector in government policies are key to keep Korea’s prominent standing as a trading powerhouse intact in a fast-changing global trading environment.”