Georgia Sets Conditions For Russian Entry To WTO
November 21, 2006
The Roki tunnel, which connects the Russian republic of North Ossetia with the breakaway Georgian republic of South Ossetia (ITAR-TASS)
The Georgian foreign affairs and economic development ministries said in a joint statement that Georgia, which is a WTO member, wants control of the Adleri-Leselidze crossing point between Russia and Abkhazia, and the Roki tunnel between Russia and South Ossetia.
The self-declared foreign minister of the Abkhaz separatist government, Sergei Shamba, called the Georgian demand "absurd."
Russia this weekend won the United States' approval for its efforts to join the WTO, but Georgia could yet hinder its accession efforts.
(AFP, civil.ge, primenews.ge)