July 16 2003, 15:03

Ukraine agreed conditions of entering WTO with Bulgaria

Ukraine and Bulgaria have signed a protocol of mutual access on the markets of goods and services within the framework of negotiation process about accession of Ukraine to the World Trade Organisation, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Wednesday. The protocol was signed on July 8, the spokesman said.

To the moment Ukraine has already signed such protocols with 14 WTO member countries. Ukraine's government considers the most important of these the signing of the protocol with USA.

According to the plans of Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers, Ukraine is to join WTO till July 2004. Membership in WTO will allow for free access of Ukrainian goods onto markets of other countries and vice versa.