Russia's Kudrin says WTO entry talks near end http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSL2549540520080325?sp=true
Tue Mar 25, 2008
By Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW, March 25 (Reuters) - Russia is nearing the end of its bid to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) but still faces "difficult" talks with the European Union on timber export duties, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSL2549540520080325?sp=true