Kazakhstan completes WTO Negotiations

    Kazakhstan completes WTO Negotiations
    Kazakhstan has completed its talks on WTO accession in Brussels and Geneva on October 25-30.
    A Kazakhstani delegation was led by Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova, a press release from Kazakhstan's Embassy in the US stated.
    The protocol on completion of the bilateral negotiations with Ecuador which is a member of the working group on Kazakhstan’s accession was signed following negotiations in Geneva.
    Four rounds of bilateral talks with Ecuador on Kazakhstan's customs duties for several types of goods were held.
    During the negotiations with a US delegation headed by US Trade Representative Christopher Wilson the parties involved completed negotiations on access to Kazakhstan's goods market.
    Conditions for foreign suppliers of services in transportation, construction, professional services and education as per Kazakhstan’s membership in the WTO were defined.
    The talks with the US should be completed by the end of the year.
    The bilateral negotiations with the European Union were finished during the Kazakhstani delegation's visit as well, Kazinform wrote.