Tbilisi agreed to new proposals on Russia's WTO accession - Georgia mass media
TBILISI. Oct 27 (Interfax) - On Thursday, Georgia accepted the new proposals received through Swiss mediators, regarding the resolution of border control issues, which opens up a path to Russia to join the World Trade Organization (WTO), Georgian mass media said, citing the Reuters news agency.
The proposals include an electronic exchange of data on trade and international border control between Russia and the two regions that Georgia considers to be part of its territory - Abkhazia and South Ossetia, head of the Georgian delegation at the Geneva talks Sergi Kapanadze said.
Earlier it was reported that Georgia had put forward new proposals at its WTO talks with Russia.
"Progress in the negotiating process depends on whether Russia will take a constructive position, while the Georgian side hopes that its new proposals set the basis for that", Kapanadze said.
Georgia and Russia resumed their WTO talks in March 2011 through Swiss mediation.
