The United States of America congratulated Ukraine on accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
"Ukraine's WTO accession is an important milestone in its economic transformation, WTO participation adds to Ukraine's aspirations to fully integrate with the global market community through economic reforms, liberalization and diversification of the economy", the statement of the U.S. Department of State reads.
"The USA is waiting impatiently for beginning of cooperation with Ukraine within the WTO framework", the U.S. Department of State concludes.
Ukraine became the WTO member on May 16. The Protocol on the WTO was ratified by the Ukrainian Parliament on April 10. President Viktor Yushchenko signed a Law on Ratification of the Protocol and the WTO Accession on April 16.
A process of Ukraine's GATT/WTO accession started on November 30, 1993.
