PM SAYS PARLIAMENT SHOULD ACCELERATE CONSIDERATION & APPROVAL OF DRAFT LAWS NECESSARY FOR WTO ACCESSION
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, October 16, 2006
[via AUR]
The press service of the Cabinet of Ministers announced this, citing a statement that Yanukovych made at a joint meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers and the coordinating council of the parliamentary coalition.
According to the press service, Yanukovych is insisting on the need for the parliament to accelerate consideration and approval of the draft laws that are connected with Ukraine's accession to the WTO.
'It is necessary to resolve all the issues involving preparation for Ukraine's accession to the WTO in the final months of this year,' the press service quoted Yanukovych as saying.
Members of the coordinating council also considered the draft laws 'On the Basis for Ukraine's Domestic and Foreign Policies' and 'On amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine regarding the Issues of procurement of Goods, Work, and services with State Funds.'
As Ukrainian News earlier reported, one of the provisions of the Universal Declaration on National Unity is Ukraine's accession to the WTO by 2007.
As part of its efforts to secure admission into the WTO, it remains for Ukraine to sign the relevant protocols with two member-countries of the organization (Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan) and adopt the necessary amendments to its active legislation.
Dan McMinn
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