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Ukraine signs WTO protocol with El Salvador
Interfax-Ukraine news agency
25 May 05
KIEV
Ukraine and El Salvador have signed a bilateral protocol on access to
the markets of commodities and services in the framework of the
negotiations on Ukrainian entry to the World Trade Organization.
The protocol was signed in Geneva on 24 May by Ukrainian Deputy
Economics and European Integration Minister Andriy Bereznyy and El
Salvador's permanent representative at the WTO, the Ukrainian Foreign
Ministry's press service said. This completed the bilateral talks on
Ukraine's entry to the WTO.
The Foreign Ministry said that El Salvador was the 31st WTO member
country from the working group looking into Ukraine's application to
join the WTO, with which Ukraine signed a protocol completing
bilateral talks on access to the markets of commodities and services.
Currently the Ukrainian delegation actively continues bilateral talks
with 17 WTO member countries, the Foreign Ministry said. These are the
USA, Australia, Japan, China, Armenia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia,
Colombia, Croatia, Peru, Panama, Norway, El Salvador, Egypt, Island
and Taiwan. Ukraine's bilateral talks on WTO entry with the
delegations of China, Japan, Norway, Peru, Colombia and Island are at
the final stages.
As is known, it is planned to complete the talks on Ukrainian
accession to the WTO by the end of this year, according to the
government's action plan.
Interfax-Ukraine news agency
25 May 05
KIEV
Ukraine and El Salvador have signed a bilateral protocol on access to
the markets of commodities and services in the framework of the
negotiations on Ukrainian entry to the World Trade Organization.
The protocol was signed in Geneva on 24 May by Ukrainian Deputy
Economics and European Integration Minister Andriy Bereznyy and El
Salvador's permanent representative at the WTO, the Ukrainian Foreign
Ministry's press service said. This completed the bilateral talks on
Ukraine's entry to the WTO.
The Foreign Ministry said that El Salvador was the 31st WTO member
country from the working group looking into Ukraine's application to
join the WTO, with which Ukraine signed a protocol completing
bilateral talks on access to the markets of commodities and services.
Currently the Ukrainian delegation actively continues bilateral talks
with 17 WTO member countries, the Foreign Ministry said. These are the
USA, Australia, Japan, China, Armenia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia,
Colombia, Croatia, Peru, Panama, Norway, El Salvador, Egypt, Island
and Taiwan. Ukraine's bilateral talks on WTO entry with the
delegations of China, Japan, Norway, Peru, Colombia and Island are at
the final stages.
As is known, it is planned to complete the talks on Ukrainian
accession to the WTO by the end of this year, according to the
government's action plan.