Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus could resume WTO talks in September
16:41, 20 July 2009
MOSCOW. July 20. KAZINFORM Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus could reopen World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations in September, the Kremlin's WTO point man said on Monday; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
"Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus will likely resume negotiations on WTO membership by the fall of 2009," Maxim Medvedkov.
He said Russia and her partners in a yet-to-be-formed three-nation customs union were in the process of synchronizing their positions.
Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan agreed in early June to form a customs bloc and seek joint accession to the WTO.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said last Friday the most realistic option for Russia to join the World Trade Organization was to do so separately, but to agree on common positions with Belarus and Kazakhstan; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
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