During the first half of the program, staff members from the Ministry of Economy’s WTO Secretariat met with Mr. Creskoff, CLDP Resident Advisor Barbara Hall and CLDP International Program Specialist Tatiana Aras to update and revise a WTO compliance matrix that was developed in 2002 by CLDP Advisor...

Five regional seminars were convened in strategic locations, where populations will be affected by WTO accession: Stavropol, Saratov, Cheboksary, Barnaul and Petrozavodsk. Government of Russia officials who directly work on Russia's accession to the WTO conducted the seminars.

CLDP advisors from the U.S. International Trade Commissionconducted a one-week workshop in Tirana on econometric models to provide participants with various models and the ability to analyze economic data to enable the Government of Albania to make policy decisions and further their implementation...

CLDP Advisor Stephen Creskoff coordinated with the Albanian Ministry of Economy’s WTO Secretariat in Tirana, Albania, to conduct a workshop to draft a report on Albania’s implementation of its WTO obligations.

CLDP Program Manager Nnamdi Ezera and CLDP WTO Advisor Stephen Creskoff worked with the Moldovan Ministry of Economy’s WTO Office in Chisinau, Moldova, to conduct a workshop to draft WTO notifications.

CLDP developed and implemented a workshop for Ukrainian customs on post importation verification audits.

CLDP convened a four-day workshop for officials from ministries and agencies tasked with the protection and administration of food safety, and plant and animal health.

CLDP continued to conduct the Summer 2005 campaign of regional conferences dealing with WTO accession and to encourage public dialogue about the issue in Russia.

CLDP sponsored the attendance of 17 Trade Working Group members from several countries in the region to the meeting in Antalya, Turkey.

As part of CLDP's ongoing support of Russia and Ukraine's efforts to make the protection of intellectual property rights under their Commercial Codes more compliant with the TRIPS Agreement, CLDP conducted a five-day workshop for Russian and Ukrainian border enforcement officials nominated by the...