Ukraine has reached the
final stage of accession process to the World Trade Organization, WTO Director
General Pascal Lamy said during the European Policy Center breakfast with
journalists and diplomats in Brussels on Tuesday, “Cabinet press office”
reported.
According to him, Ukraine
has done much in the legal field, but there are still issues beyond the
parliament's competence, meaning that the adopted laws must take real effect.
As he said, he is
expecting a meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, which must be held
within the framework of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 27.
The WTO Director General
is interested in the Ukrainian Premier's vision and understanding of the
process of Ukraine's joining the WTO. Arranging positions can approach Ukraine
to membership in the WTO.
Pascal Lamy said he
possesses no information about any likelihood of synchronization of Ukraine's
and Russia's accession to the WTO.