MOSCOW, October 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is unlikely to have any difficulty completing talks with Latin American and Caribbean states on its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Economics Minister German Gref said Wednesday.

"If all goes according to plan, no major problems will arise on the issue with Latin American [member] countries," Gref told reporters after a meeting with Latin American ambassadors in Moscow.

Russia has already signed bilateral protocols on the completion of WTO accession talks with five Latin American states, and initialed agreements with three others. It has completed talks with Brazil and Argentina, and talks are nearing completion with seven other countries in the region.

However, there has been a delay in talks with Columbia and Uruguay, the main sticking points being sugar and meat imports, respectively.

Gref is optimistic Russian negotiators will be able to get these and other outstanding issues resolved at this week's round of WTO accession talks in Geneva.