U.S.: Russian WTO Plans “Unworkable”

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke expressed scepticism as to Russia’s new idea to join the WTO with Kazakhstan and Belarus as part of a customs union, rather than as a stand-alone country. "According to most of the members of the WTO that is just unworkable, unprecedented and would only delay matters," Locke said. “We are still very hopeful, very eager and very supportive of Russia acceding to the WTO," he added. (Last month Russia declared its intention to pull out of unilateral membership talks, bringing no success in 16 years.)

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