Russia has successfully completed negotiations on the terms and conditions for membership in the World Trade Organization.  This is the last step before WTO ministers approve these terms and invite Russia to become a WTO member at the Ministerial Conference in December.  "This is a significant milestone for U.S.-Russia relations," said President Barack Obama, "and for our commitment to a growing rule-based global economy." As the only G20 economy currently outside the WTO, Russia, for the first time, will benefit from the WTO rules that underlie open, free, transparent and fair global economic competition.  Predictable tariff rates and an enforceable dispute resolution mechanism will give Russia and its partners more certainty, and encourage the kind of commerce that creates new jobs and opportunities for ordinary Russians.  Moreover, WTO membership will help spur Russia's economy, which is expected to see annual average real growth of 4% from 2011 to 2015.


俄罗斯顺利完成了世贸组织成员条款的协商工作。预计在12月份召开的WTO部长级会议上，WTO官员将通过相关条款，正式邀请俄罗斯成为WTO成员，这是俄国入世的最后一个步骤。美国总统奥巴马表示：“这是美俄关系重要的里程碑，为不断发展的以规则为基础的全球市场提供了保障。” 作为G20成员中唯一没有加入WTO的经济体，俄罗斯加入WTO后，将被纳入到开放，自由，透明，公平的全球经济竞争中。可预测的关税税率，可实施的争端解决机制，将给俄罗斯和其合作伙伴提供保障，同时还将鼓励为俄罗斯老百姓创造更多新的工作机会的商业模式的发展。此外，WTO成员国也将帮助推进俄罗斯经济增长，预计从2011年到2015年实际年增长率将达到4%。