KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament ratified a protocol on joining the World Trade Organisation on Thursday, clearing the final hurdle to membership after more than 14 years of negotiations.
A total of 411 members in the 450-seat assembly approved the protocol after a brief debate. The document was signed by President Viktor Yushchenko last February in Geneva after the WTO said the former Soviet state had met membership conditions.
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