President Vladimir Putin appears determined that Russia should enter the World Trade Organization (WTO) before the next Duma elections in December 2003.
Ïðåçèäåíò Âëàäèìèð Ïóòèí î÷åâèäíî ïðèíÿë ÷åòêîå ðåøåíèå î òîì, ÷òî Ðîññèÿ äîëæíà âñòóïèòü âî Âñåìèðíóþ òîðãîâóþ îðãàíèçàöèþ (ÂÒÎ) äî òîãî, êàê ñîñòîÿòñÿ âûáîðû ñëåäóþùåé Äóìû â äåêàáðå 2003 ãîäà.