Russia has the right to sign such agreements before all WTO-related negotiations are completed, Gref said. "The deadline has been reset for autumn. That is all I can say at the moment," he said.
End of WTO entry talks postponed until autumn – Gref
The completion of talks on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization has been moved from the end of July to autumn, Russian Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref told a briefing in St. Petersburg, following the signing of an agreement with Suzuki to assemble cars in Russia.