Brussels, 09/01/2013 (Agence Europe) - Other former USSR republics- Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan - are also making progress towards accession to the multilateral organisation, as is Afghanistan.
On 10 December 2012, the General Council of the WTO paved the way for the accession of Tajikistan, which must now ratify its accession protocol by 7 June. Tajikistan put forward its application to join the WTO in late May 2001. It may be joined before the end of the year by Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan,...