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WTO interested in joining of Kazakhstan and Russia this organization

World Trade Organization (WTO) is also interested in joining of Kazakhstan and Russia the organization. The Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Russian Federation, Victor Khristenko, informed during the meeting with the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Kazakhstan, Sauat Mynbayev, the agency reports.

Astana. October 16. Kazakhstan Today - World Trade Organization (WTO) is also interested in joining of Kazakhstan and Russia the organization. The Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Russian Federation, Victor Khristenko, informed during the meeting with the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Kazakhstan, Sauat Mynbayev, the agency reports.

As informed earlier, Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus will join World Trade Organization separately."

According to the television channel, the participants of the negotiations in Geneva have said that Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus still plan to enter WTO within a short period of time. However, the Russian negotiation group has not set any dates yet, having said that the earlier signed bilateral WTO entry agreements would not be reconsidered.

As informed earlier, in June, 2009, the prime ministers of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan made a decision to notify WTO on joining the organization as uniform customs territory. All three countries suspended bilateral negotiations on joining the organization for the period of carrying out of consultations on formation of a uniform position of the Customs Union.

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