DATE:
01/10/2009
MOSCOW, Oct 1 (PRIME-TASS) -- Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan may complete their talks on accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) within 18 months to two years, Deputy Economic Development Minister Andrei Slepnev told reporters Thursday.
The countries are currently setting up a customs union and jointly negotiating accession to the WTO.
He also reiterated that some Russian import tariffs would be cut due to the planned switch to a single tariff system with Kazakhstan and Belarus.
Slepnev said planned changes to Russian import tariffs might be postponed until the single tariff system comes into effect on January 1, 2010.
Source:
http://www.prime-tass.com/news/show.asp?topicid=68&id=465226
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