ST. PETERSBURG, June 10 (RIA Novosti) - The U.S. treasury secretary said Saturday Russia could join the World Trade Organization before the G8 summit scheduled for mid-July.
John Snow told journalists after the G8 finance ministers' meeting in St. Petersburg that this issue had been discussed at the meeting, and that his country would like to see Russia as a member of the WTO.
However, Snow said there was still work to be carried in order for Russia to join.