The WTO General Council held an eighth WTO ministerial conference session in
Geneva
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from 15–3 December 2011.
Membership agreement were made for
Russia
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,
Samoa
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, and
Montenegro
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, dependent on the ratification of those countries.
The consent of Russia`s membership was seen as important, since the country had been the largest major economy outside the organization since the accession of
China in 2001.
References
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