21.05.2004, 23:22
Roundup: Russia-EU summit wraps up with WTO agreement
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Zitat:MOSCOW, May 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Russia and the European Union (EU) on Friday ended their first summit since the EU's latest expansion by signing a protocol on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The document, setting out conditions for access of Russian goods to the EU market and vice versa, was signed by Russian Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref and EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy.
Russia remains the largest economy outside the WTO, partly because of its subsidies on energy and agriculture. (...)