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Russia Begins Meetings In New Push To Join WTO
July 23, 2007
The WTO's headquarters in Geneva (file photo) (epa)
The talks in Geneva are expected to address Russia's commitments on customs fees and regulations, industrial subsidies, and import restrictions.
However, officials say no "formal" meetings will take place because Georgia continues to oppose Russia's entry into the WTO.
Tbilisi wants Russia to stop trading with its two separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and has also protested Russia's ban on Georgian wine and mineral water.
(AP, ITAR-TASS)