Russia joins the WTO this year

Our country is already the end of 2010 may enter the World Trade Organization ( WTO). This was announced today told Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko. "For many years Russia, not being a WTO member, acts as a WTO member. We believe that these two realities have finally come together in one plane, and, in our view, this can be done with goodwill this year. That is, until the end of the year Russia may join WTO ", - said Russian official. Recall that Russia is trying to become a WTO member since 1993. Procedures for joining the organization usually takes 5-7 years. Working Party on Russia's accession to the WTO decided on Tuesday resume negotiations. In the summer of 2009, it was decided to suspend Russia's negotiations for accession to this organization. Since it was agreed to accede to the WTO, together with Belarus and Kazakhstan. But then it was decided to accede to the WTO separately. Official Russia's negotiations for accession to the WTO may resume in July.