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Agriculture Progress Key for WTO New Round

United Press International | November 27, 2001 | By SONIA KOLESNIKOV, UPI Business Correspondent SINGAPORE - Progress in negotiations on agriculture issues will have to be made before the next World Trade Organization Ministerial meeting, in two years time, if the overall negotiations are to move forward, trade ministers for Singapore and New Zealand said Tuesday.

Russia Nearer to Joining WTO

Washington Times | November 27, 2001 | Carter Dougherty; THE WASHINGTON TIMES Russia faces its best chance in a decade to join the world's most important club for international trade after years of fruitless negotiations, according to trade officials and business groups.