16 June 2004 09:24
EurAsEc to seek better coordination in WTO accession talks
MOSCOW. June 16 (Interfax) - The agenda for a meeting of the Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic Community
(EurAsEc) in Astana, Kazakhstan on Friday includes the discussion of plans for the accession of EurAsEc members to the
World Trade Organization (WTO).
Member-countries will discuss better mutual coordination at their WTO accession talks, the Russian Foreign Ministry
said on Wednesday.
"In this context, an analysis will be made of work to form a common customs tariff, and further steps will be
mapped out that are necessary for forming a single customs territory," ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko told
reporters.
"It is planned to pay special attention to the development of cooperation in the fields of energy and
transportation," he said.
"As an important part of the forthcoming meeting of the Interstate Council, the heads of the community's
member-states will sign a treaty on the status of the legislative fundamentals of the Eurasian Economic Community, and
on the procedure for their drafting, approval and enforcement, and an agreement on cooperation between EurAsEc member-
states in the securities market," he said.
The meeting will also discuss "the process of implementation of the Fundamentals of the Border Control Policy of
EurAsEc member-states," he said.
For more details, see the Wednesday issue of the Interfax Diplomatic Panorama. [RU EUROPE EEU EMRG WTO TRD LAW ENR
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