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"Madam President, Commissioner, in general it is good news that after all those years of negotiation Russia is acceding to the World Trade Organisation. It is good news for Russia and it is good news for the European Union, and I believe it is good news for Russia’s neighbours, for countries that are not in the European Union but are in the Eastern Partnership, for those countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union and now just want to enjoy normal relations with the Russian Federation, both political and commercial.
I think it is worth devoting some attention to at least some of those countries. The first question that arises is that of Georgia. After the 2008 conflict, Georgia, following very strained relations, voiced many expressions of good will. The Georgian President abolished visas for Russian citizens and opened up the Georgian market to goods from Russia. I think it is high time for us to say that we – we, that is, meaning international society, we, the European Union, we, the European Parliament – expect Russia to take a similar stance where Russo-Georgian trade relations are concerned. Now, and particularly with Russia being a WTO member, there is no further justification for a ban on the importation of food products from Georgia into the Russian market. We must make it clear to our partners in Russia that this is what we expect. My expectation of the European Commission representatives is that they will strongly emphasise in talks with Russia that these WTO rules apply to all parties, and they also apply to Russia in its relations with its neighbours such as Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova. I hope that these relations will be built on the foundation of WTO principles."@en1
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