21 May 2004 17:38 Protocol with EU leaves protection of Russian farming in place Moscow, 21 May: Russia will keep its current level of protection of its agriculture sector, Russia's Economic
Development and Trade Minister German Gref told reporters on Friday [21 May] following the signing of a Russia-EU
protocol on Russia's entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Russia would even be allowed to increase import duties on some agricultural goods, he said.
[Prime-TASS news agency] |