Russia will support Belarus and Kazakhstan in joining the WTO - D. Medvedev

June 15, St. Petersburg / Olga Belyavskaya - BELTA /. Russia will support its partners in the Customs Union in negotiations on WTO accession. This was stated today by Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev at the business forum "EEU: New Opportunities for Industrial Development," according to a BELTA correspondent. "In any case, we will provide all possible assistance on the negotiation track for our partners' accession to the WTO," said the head of the Russian government. In his opinion, the Customs Union will accelerate the accession of its member countries to the WTO. "At some point, we were all sent a clear and unambiguous signal: if you do this (form a Customs Union. - BELTA note), we will not admit you to the WTO. Nothing - they are accepted, and you will be accepted, everyone will be accepted," Dmitry Medvedev said. According to him, the Customs Union, the formation of the EEU, and in the future the Eurasian Union create new conditions for doing business. Today in St. Petersburg, a memorandum will be signed, which provides for the creation of an advisory council under the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission, which will help ensure more reliable feedback between entrepreneurs and officials. "It is important that ministries hear the voice of business, especially in the current conditions," Dmitry Medvedev noted. "Business communities should appoint coordinators who will make recommendations on specific areas of activity. I have no illusion that our work will be without problems or that the creation of a Customs Union will instantly create a huge number of business conglomerates, however, in the part that will correspond to your ideas about the need for integration, we will help both organizationally and economically." The head of the Russian government stressed that the volume of mutual trade between the Customs Union countries has increased by 36% to $125 billion. This means that the association is working. -0-