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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9726

27 August 2008
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/russia/wto
European Commission remains in favour of Russia's WTO membership

Brussels, 26/08/2008 (Agence Europe) - Despite the doubts expressed on Monday 25 August by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin regarding how appropriate it was for his country to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the European Commission reiterated its support for the prospect of Russian membership of the WTO. “Our support and our belief that Russia should join the WTO remains firm”, European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said on Tuesday 26 August. “There is a certain...