Protectionism against the WTO

The global economy rules igry16-02-2009 Protectionism against the WTO, Russian officials again made statements about the imminent entry of Russia into the WTO. But we need it even during the crisis, the principles of free trade? It is not excluded that the national protectionism, which until recently has demonstrated the Russian government will give more benefits. Vice-Premier and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin announced that Russia currently has a good chance to speed up the process of accession into the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Such a statement he made in Rome at the end of the 10 th session of the Russian-Italian council on economic, industrial and monetary cooperation. "We have a good chance to accelerate the entry into WTO and the OECD. This is confirmed by my recent contacts with the new American administration "- was quoted as saying RIA Novosti. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini confirmed that Rome supported the early accession of Russia to these organizations. The presidents of Russia and Bolivia, Dmitry Medvedev, and Evo Morales yesterday signed a joint statement in which Bolivia has also expressed support for Russia's entry into the WTO.