Geneva, 16/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - With Russia now a member, accession having been approved after 18 years of negotiation, the WTO will now cover 97% of world trade.
With the unanimous approval of its 153 member nations - an essential condition - the WTO gave its official go-ahead to Russia's membership on the second day of its eighth ministerial meeting, on Friday 16 December. After 18 years of roller-coaster talks, the last major non-WTO economy will now be part of the ranks of the...