Arkady V. Dvorkovich, the advisor of Russian President, announced that it will be soon for Russia to join WTO "World Trade Organization," since issues that have been preventing Russia from being a part of the organization, are to be resolved in near future. Dvorkovich commented that he has been meeting with President of Russia, Dmitri A. Medvedev, and President of Switzerland. He also commented that the President of Switzerland Micheline Calmy-Rey has been mediator for Russia, as she has been persistently talking with Georgia, another member country of WTO, which has been disagreeing with the fact that Russia to join the organization.
He also reported that negotiators of Swiss will soon be flying to Georgia to discuss major issues which has been preventing Russia from joining the organization.
Last Thursday, they announced that Georgia accepted Russia as member WTO in near future, yet with a few proposes expecting Russia to agree on, such as trade-monitoring missions on its trade border of Russia. Reacting to such requirement Mr. Dvorkovich strongly commented that “we cannot meet them, and we will never meet them.”
Officials of Georgia announced that President of Switzerland, Micheline Calmy-Rey, will be meeting President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili on Monday.
Leader of a research group in Russia, Institute of National Strategy, commented on Russia joining WTO as “neither a necessity, nor some sensible benefit,” for the fact that it would avoid Russia from having a ability to use Protectionist policy to support other industry.
Naoko Takada
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