Russia officials said that Russia will be a single State's accession to the WTO

俄罗斯第一副总理伊戈尔·舒瓦洛夫12日向媒体证实，俄罗斯将作为单一国家加入世界贸易组织，但在“入世”谈判过程仍打算与哈萨克斯坦和白俄罗斯密切协调。

舒瓦洛夫当天表示，俄罗斯“在法律层面”会单独加入世贸组织。 不过，他同时暗示，俄罗斯会就关税规则的设定同哈萨克斯坦和白俄罗斯两国展开紧密合作。 他还说，在某些问题上，俄罗斯、哈萨克斯坦和白俄罗斯3国仍可能作为关税同盟加入世贸组织，俄方将优先考虑，3国以平等条件同时入世。

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced in June this year, Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus 3 countries will serve as a unified "Customs Union" start accession negotiations. This was a statement against the EU and the United States.

As far as Russia officials say Russia, Kazakhstan, white 3 countries as of August 24, will eventually formed a joint negotiating group, then immediately and start formal negotiations at the WTO. Negotiating group on Russia's WTO accession negotiations will be determined by the Chief Representative of Maxim · Medved Cove leadership.

Russia is not yet acceded to the WTO's largest economies. Russia in June 1993 for membership in the WTO, 1994 related negotiations, but progress is slow.