A World Trade Organization panel has approved a package of proposed reforms for Russia, clearing the way for the country to join the group after 18 years of negotiations. The WTO said Thursday that Russia’s bid will now go before a meeting of all 153 members in December, where it is expected to get final […]
Russia Clears Key WTO Hurdle
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
A World Trade Organization panel has approved a package of proposed reforms for Russia, clearing the way for the country to join the group after 18 years of negotiations. The WTO said Thursday that Russia’s bid will now go before a meeting of all 153 members in December, where it is expected to get final […]
Russia On Track to Join WTO By Year’s End
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
Russia and Georgia have signed an agreement, removing what is believed to be the final obstacle to Russia joining the World Trade Organization. Final negotiations for Russia’s admittance are set to begin Thursday, with ministers from all 153 WTO members expected to give final approval in December. The Swiss-brokered deal with Georgia was reached Wednesday […]
Russia On Track to Join WTO By Year’s End
Posted November 9th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
After 18 years of negotiations, Russia has removed what is believed to be the final obstacle to joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) by signing an agreement with Georgia in Geneva. The Swiss-brokered deal was reached Wednesday and includes independent monitoring of all trade between Russia and Georgia, including Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The issue […]
Russia Agrees Reaches Agreement With Georgia On WTO Entry
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
Russia has reached an agreement with Georgia on trade-related issues, paving the way for Russia’s entry into the World Trade Organization. A senior Russian trade negotiator, Maxim Medvedkov, said Tuesday in Geneva that Moscow has agreed to third-party customs checks on all trade and cargo between Russia and the breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South […]
Georgia Agrees to Swiss Proposal in WTO Talks With Russia
Posted October 27th, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Georgia has accepted a Swiss proposal aimed at resolving a trade dispute with Russia that could clear the way for Moscow to join the World Trade Organization. The Georgian government said Thursday that the proposal provides guarantees of international supervision of all trade and cargo between Russia and the breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South […]
Georgia Offers Russia Conditions for WTO Approval
Posted October 26th, 2011 at 6:40 pm (UTC-5)
Georgia says it has offered Russia new conditions for approving Moscow’s bid to join the World Trade Organization. Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergi Kapanadze said Wednesday that Tbilisi has proposed international monitoring of trade in Georgia’s two breakaway regions, Abkhasia and South Ossetia. Kapanadze is the head of a Georgian delegation meeting with Russian counterparts […]
US Lawmaker Ties Georgia to Russia WTO Bid
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner says Russia will have to settle its border dispute with Georgia before Congress will consider Moscow’s bid to join the World Trade Organization. Boehner made the comments Tuesday in a speech before the Heritage Foundation, a conservative research group in Washington. Under WTO rules, any member nation can […]
Georgia Continues to Block Russian Membership in WTO
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
The latest round of talks between Russia and Georgia, which could have cleared the way for Russia to join the World Trade Organization, has broken down. After taking part in the negotiations Thursday, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergi Kapanadze said the two sides had failed to reach an agreement, but would meet again next week. […]
Russia Says Closer to WTO Membership
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Russian officials say their country could become a member of the World Trade Organization by the end of the year. Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov says because of U.S. efforts, Russia is closer to joining the WTO. He met Monday in Washington with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden for talks on the matter. […]
