Georgian experts happier about Russia's agreement on WTO

Georgia says it received the best result after its experts assessed the WTO agreements between their country and Russia, reached using Swiss mediation, expert Soso Tsintsadze told Trend.
"The agreement reached almost meets Georgia's public interest," he said. "These long negotiations ended dramatically for Russia. If this happened before the 2008 war, when Russia at least formally recognised Georgia's territorial integrity, Moscow would be able to save its authority. Today, there are other real issues." The expert thinks that Russia's decision will annoy the de facto leadership of Abkhazia and South Ossetia most of all.
According to the Russian media, Moscow and Tbilisi reached a consensus on a draft bilateral agreement on the monitoring of goods in the Georgian-Russian border within the negotiations on Russia's joining the WTO. In particular, the agreement provides for attracting independent companies to conduct an audit of trade data. Russia and Georgia will send this information to the WTO integrated database. Independent companies will also provide assistance to the customs services of both countries. Georgia remained the last country to prevent Russia joining the World Trade Organisation.
The final meeting of the working group for Russia's entry is scheduled for November 10-11