June 6 2006, 10:49 APK-Inform

Ukraine came to an agreement with Egypt on entry to WTO

Ukraine and Egypt signed a bilateral protocol on mutual access to the markets of goods and services within the bounds of Ukraine's entry to World Trade Organisation (WTO), informed Ministry of Economy in Ukraine.

By now, negotiations of Ukraine with 47 countries-members of working group considering an application of Ukraine on entry to WTO have already finished.

Ukraine has already signed appropriate bilateral protocols with 46 countries-members of WTO. In order to finish this procedure it needs to sign protocols on mutual access to the markets with Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan.

Ukraine intends to become WTO member till the end of the current year.