Lavrov: Russia may join WTO without Georgia's consent

Sergey Lavrov, Russia has the opportunity to join the World Trade Organization, and without the consent of Georgia has expressed this opinion, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. "If our Georgian colleagues will persist in such a politicized position, it probably will have to decide on accession to the WTO case, without their participation. Such opportunities are "- quoted Russian politician Interfax-Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister stressed that the position from which Georgia stands on this issue is to require the restoration of the Georgian customs control at the Russian border with South Ossetia and Abkhazia, has no bearing on the question of Russia's accession to the WTO. "These questions have no relation to Russia's WTO accession, and this path has no future" - Lavrov said. He recalled that the U.S. government and the EU made clear its interest in the early accession of Russia to the WTO. "And the United States, it confirmed yesterday (Vice President), Joe Biden, and the European Union is very, very interested, so we quickly joined the WTO because it would benefit all, including Russia and Western partners understand this . And we told them that they, if such an interest they have, if it's sincere interest, to convince Georgia not to impede Russia's WTO accession ", -" Lavrov said. Recall that talks between Georgia and Russia to join the WTO began last March 9th in Berne. As you know, after the Russian-Georgian war in August 2008, Georgia broke off diplomatic relations with Russia.