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"Mr President, I wish to make some remarks concerning the enlargement of the WTO.
In November 2005, the Russian state-owned pipeline company Transneft terminated the long-term transport agreement with the Kazakhstan company KazMunaiGaz, as it is now negotiating the acquisition of the shares of a Lithuanian oil refinery and a long-term contract for oil transit, which appears in contradiction with Russia’s expansionist plans.
Russia recently placed a ban on imports of plant products from Lithuania and now from Poland. Both are being openly punished for their support of Ukraine. The notorious Yukos case shows the lack of rule of law, an independent judiciary, guarantees for private business and predictability of trade. Then there is the expropriation of the lifelong savings of ordinary Lithuanian people by Moscow in 1990.
These facts challenge any credibility Russia has in international finance and business matters. The EU might feel that Russia is not yet mature enough to be a member of the WTO."@en1
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