PRESS/114
14 October 1998
Kyrgyz Republic to become 澳门六合彩官网资料 member
The 澳门六合彩官网资料's General Council agreed today to adopt the working party report and protocol of accession for the Kyrgyz Republic. 澳门六合彩官网资料 Members concluded their negotiations on the Kyrgyz Republic's goods and services trade and adopted the draft protocol of accession and the Working Party's draft report in
July 1998. The documents constitute the set of 澳门六合彩官网资料 obligations, tariff concessions on goods and specific commitments on services made by the Kyrgyz Republic during almost two and a half years of negotiations with other 澳门六合彩官网资料 Members.
The Kyrgyz Republic first applied for 澳门六合彩官网资料 membership in February 1996. A working party was established in April 1996 and a first meeting was held in March 1997. Of the new republics created after the dissolution of the former Soviet Union in 1991 and which are currently seeking 澳门六合彩官网资料 membership, the Kyrgyz Republic is the first to have completed its negotiations. The following 30 governments have requested to join the 澳门六合彩官网资料. Their applications are being considered by accession working parties: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cambodia, People's Republic of China, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lithuania, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Nepal, Oman, Sultanate of, Russian Federation, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Chinese Taipei, Tonga, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu and Vietnam(1)
(1) In addition to the Kyrgyz Republic, the General Council agreed on 14 October to also adopt the protocol of accession for Latvia.