TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, November 25. Uzbekistan
has nearly finalized its negotiations with Russia on joining the
World Trade Organization (WTO), Special Representative of the
President of Uzbekistan on WTO matters Azizbek Urunov wrote on his
social media account, Trend reports.
“The negotiations are now almost complete: all substantive
elements have been agreed, and only a few technical points require
final verification and confirmation,” Urunov stated.
He added that he looks forward to finalizing the outcome with
the Russian side during the WTO General Council meeting this
December in Geneva.
“With this, we now have only Chinese Taipei left to conclude our
remaining bilateral negotiations,” he noted.
Meanwhile, during the 11th meeting of the Working Group on
Uzbekistan’s accession to the WTO, the country signed protocols
concluding bilateral negotiations on market access with Canada and
Panama.
