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Ukraine looks to complete WTO accession talks before year's end

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KIEV, September 4 (RIA Novosti) - Ukraine plans to finalize talks on its admission to the World Trade Organization before the end of 2006, the country's government said Monday.

The Cabinet of Ministers approved a plan of urgent measures to overcome the current economic crisis.

It said, in particular, that Ukraine's Economics Ministry should within a month assess WTO accession risks. Based on this assessment, the government will work out mechanisms to preserve the viability and competitiveness of certain sectors of the national economy.

The government also directed the ministry to finalize the drafting of laws expediting Ukraine's admission to the WTO before the end of September.

President Viktor Yushchenko said earlier Ukraine will join the WTO in the fall of 2006.

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