Russia could secure agreement to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by the end of the year, following meetings held with EU leaders yesterday (November 6) in Rome.
"We reiterated the willingness to work together in order that Russia can enter the WTO before the end of 2004," European Commission President, Romano Prodi, said after the summit, naming a date previously considered optimistic by Russian officials.
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