In article it is reported about the final stage of the introduction of Ukraine in the WTO. According to the first vice-prime minister, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Nikolay Azarov, the accession of Ukraine to the WTO will take place at the end of January – at the beginning of February, 2007.
Azarov: Ukraine will enter to the WTO at the beginning of 2007
The final stage of the introduction of Ukraine in the World Trade Organization will take place at the end of January – at the beginning of February, 2007. It was declared by the first vice-prime minister, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Nikolay Azarov during a meeting on Saturday November 4 of this year with the Ambassador of Great Britain in Ukraine to Timothy Barrou according to the press service of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.
According to Azarov, there are no doubts that for November, 2006 the Verkhovna Rada will adopt all bills necessary for the introduction of Ukrainyv of the WTO. He noted that the government considered all necessary questions and counts on the most full support of parliament.
"Taking into account procedure of negotiations of the Ukrainian delegation with the working group of the secretariat of the WTO and Christmas vacation the final stage of the introduction of Ukraine will take place at the end of January – at the beginning of February, 2007" – Azarov told. It reminded that Ukraine needed to sign two protocols on mutual access on commodity markets and services: with Kirgyzstan and Taiwan.
Now Kirgyzstan makes to Ukraine the demands which in any way haven’t been connected with a mode of mutual trade and norms of the WTO therefore, in default the Kirghiz party to remove unreasonable claims, differences of opinion will be submitted for consideration of ministerial conference of the WTO.
In a case with Taiwan political factors of the relations of China known to the world community and Taiwan because of which Ukraine also hopes for understanding of the WTO operate, Azarov specified.
Answering the question Barrow, whether questions of successful adoption of laws on the WTO are connected with adoption of the state budget for 2007, Azarov declared that "aren’t connected at all". He specified that laws for accession to WTO will be adopted before the law on the government budget on 2007god.
Thus Azarov emphasized that the bill of the budget doesn’t contain any norms which contradict obligations of Ukraine about accession to WTO.
(On materials the Internet).