Kazakhstan plans to join WTO by the end of 2012
21:04, 28 December 2011
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.
"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.