STRELNA (near St. Petersburg), July 15 (RIA Novosti) - President Vladimir Putin said Saturday Russia would continue to work with the United States, including on WTO accession, while upholding Russia's economic interests.
The president, speaking at a joint news conference with his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush after their meeting in advance of the G8 summit, said: "We will continue working together, maintaining our interests - the interests of our developing economy."
President Bush said he wanted the WTO agreement with Russia to be approved by U.S. Congress.
Russia's chief negotiator at the WTO talks, Maxim Medvedkov, said earlier that Russia and the U.S. would not sign a bilateral protocol on Russia's WTO bid in the near future.
