Monday, June 11, 2007

Russian WTO entry delayed by sour Georgia relations

Russia will complete WTO talks no sooner than in the fall, Russian Economy Minister German Gref told an economic forum in St. Petersburg today. The minister admitted that he could not specify a date or even month at the moment, but was hopeful that a few more bilateral accords would be signed by the fall.

As reported earlier, Russia has yet to hold talks about its accession to the WTO and sign agreements with Cambodia and Guatemala. Moreover, following recent unproductive negotiations with Georgia, Russia still has several outstanding issues to settle with the former Soviet republic. [More]

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