Russia’s WTO hopes rise

Russia and the European Union have reached agreement on terms for the country’s entry into the World Trade Organisation, the two parties said on the 24 November 2010, putting Moscow on track to join the bloc by the end of 2011.

The bilateral agreement was expected to be formally unveiled at an EU-Russia summit on 7 December 2010, and came close on the heels of a similar WTO-related pact Moscow sealed with Washington in September 2010.

ESO: Background information: Russia ditches partners to join WTO http://www.europeansources.info/record/russia-ditches-partners-to-join-wto/

European Commission: Press Release: IP/10/1599: Joint Statement of the Delegations of the Russian Federation and of European Union on the occasion of the conclusion of the bilateral talks on the key issues in the accession of the Russian Federation to the WTO http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1599&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

EUObserver, 25.11.10: Russia inches closer to WTO membership after EU deal http://euobserver.com/9/31352

EurActiv, 25.11.10: EU gives green light for Russia joining WTO http://www.euractiv.com/trade/eu-gives-green-light-russia-join-news-500024

EUObserver, 7.12.10: EU and Russia to sign trade memo amid US mockery http://euobserver.com/9/31442

EEAS: Russia: EU-Russia Summits http://www.eeas.europa.eu/russia/summit_en.htm

EurActiv, 29.7.11: Lamy: Russia could join WTO this year http://www.euractiv.com/en/global-europe/lamy-russia-join-wto-year-news-506830

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