3 Jun 2011 13:17

Russia should start following WTO rules now - EU official

MOSCOW. June 3 (Interfax) - Russia could fully observe the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules already now, before it joins this organization, said Fernando Valenzuela, head of the EU delegation to Russia.

Of course, Russia has no legal obligation to comply with the WTO rules, but it wants to join the WTO even this year. So the logic is this: Russia could follow the WTO rules and principles already now and not wait until the last moment when it joins it, he told a press conference in Moscow on Friday.