U.S. President Barack Obama reaffirmed on Thursday the United States' support of Russia's WTO bid.
"I reaffirm our strong commitment to Russia's ascension to the World Trade Organisation," Obama said during a joint news conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Washington.
"I told president Medvedev that our teams should accelerate their efforts to work together to complete this process in the very near future. Russia belongs in the WTO. That's good for Russia, that's good for America, and that's good for the world economy," he said.
MOSCOW, June 24 (RIA Novosti)
