Brussels, 16/11/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 15 November, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, determined to see his country join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) before the end of 2011, told his government to speed up discussions so that outstanding bilateral issues with the EU - including the contentious matter of Russian duty on timber exports - are settled “swiftly”. Medvedev has put Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov in personal charge of the issue. “Accession to the WTO is a...