No signs Russia might leave WTO, director general says


  • World
  • Tuesday, 24 Mar 2015

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevedo smiles as he speaks during a news conference in Riga March 24, 2015. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins - RTR4ULQW

RIGA (Reuters) - Russia shows no signs of wanting to leave the World Trade Organization, WTO chief Roberto Azevedo said on Tuesday, despite tensions with the West over the Ukraine crisis and disputes with other member states.

Some Russian parliamentarians have called for their country to pull out of the WTO less than three years after it acceded because, they say, membership is damaging Russia's economy.

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