1 Jun 2010 15:02
Medvedev not ruling out customs union states could join WTO separately
ROSTOV-ON-DON. June 1 (Interfax) - Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, which have been forming a customs union, could join the World Trade Organization (WTO) separately because their accession talks have been proceeding at different speeds, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said.
Despite its membership in the trilateral customs union and the common economic space, Russia