15/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - WTO accessions: EU's unwavering support for world trade. The official accession of Russia to the WTO, 18 years after applying to join, will be the cherry on the cake of the eighth WTO ministerial conference in Geneva on Friday 16 December, when the WTO will also be welcoming two new members (on Saturday), namely Samoa and Montenegro. EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said on Thursday at the start of the conference that the EU had strongly backed the membership...