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Russia activates negotiations to join WTO

Russia activates negotiations to join World Trade Organization (WTO). The decision was made at the joint session of the government's commission for economic cooperation and the government commission of the Russian Federation for World Trade Organization and cooperation with the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the agency reports citing the site of the government of the Russian Federation.

Almaty. December 15. Kazakhstan Today - Russia activates negotiations to join World Trade Organization (WTO). The decision was made at the joint session of the government's commission for economic cooperation and the government commission of the Russian Federation for World Trade Organization and cooperation with the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the agency reports citing the site of the government of the Russian Federation.

According to the site, the session participants discussed the questions of formation of the uniform economic space of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, introduction of the Russian Federation to WTO and Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development in the context of formation of the Customs Union and the uniform economic space of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan and the economic agenda of the Russian presidency in the CIS in 2010.

"The federal enforcement authorities have been given specific assignments on formation of the uniform economic space, activization of the negotiation process, joining of Russia of WTO and OECD, and working over proposals for the economic agenda of the Russian presidency in the CIS."

Taking into account the decisions accepted at the session of the supreme body of the Customs Union at the level of the prime ministers in St. Petersburg on December 11, 2009, the project of the plan of action on formation of the uniform economic space has been completed, which is supposed to be confirmed at the meeting of the leaders of the Customs Union states in Almaty on December 19, 2009.

As informed earlier, an informal meeting of the leaders of the CIS states will be held in Almaty this week.

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