Kazakhstan plans to join WTO by the end of 2012

ASTANA. December 28. KAZINFORM /Serik Sabekov/ "Kazakhstan plans to join the World Trade Organization until the end of 2012," Kazakh Economic Integration Minister Zhanar Aitzhanova told the governmental meeting.

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"Bilateral negotiations with countries, but for Argentina and Saudi Arabia, on the access to the market of goods and services are brought to a conclusion. The negotiations with these countries are scheduled for January-February 2012."

"If everything runs to the plan we have developed jointly with the WTO secretariat, I believe, we may complete the talks until the end of the next year," the Minister added.