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Vol. 5 Num 1055 Mon. May 21, 2007  
   
Business


Russia rules out EU agreement before WTO entry


Moscow will not renegotiate a key co-operation agreement with the European Union until Russia secures entry to the World Trade Organization, a top minister said Sunday in a rebuff to Brussels.

Earlier this month the European Commission warned it would not support Russia's long-running bid to join the WTO before the end of the year unless Moscow showed it was ready to resolve outstanding trade issues.