Russia moves closer to WTO membership - Yahoo! News:
"It took 12 years of negotiations to get to this point, and details are still being nailed down. Both countries are hopeful that a bilateral pact can be signed next week in Hanoi, where President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be attending the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting.
About four months ago, U.S. and Russia had appeared on the verge of an agreement, but it failed to materialize — right before the summit of leaders of the world's wealthiest countries in St. Petersburg, Russia. The collapse strained relations between Washington and Moscow."
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