12-23 news: U.S. puts pressure on Russia over meat bans
Russia does not belong to the WTO, and in an interview with Reuters, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said that the U.S. should help Russia join the group.
"If we can get Russia into the rules-based system, it frankly strengthens our hand and it facilitates our ability to solve challenges like we have now," he said. Russia’s standpoint is that it has set levels on antibiotic residue and warned the country about its Dec. 1 deadline for pork export certificates. It also has concerns about the chlorine rinse that most American chicken processors use.