Washington hopes that the law abolishing the Jackson-Vanik amendment will be adopted in September
VLADIVOSTOK, September 8. /Itar-Tass /. Washington hopes that a law abolishing the Jackson-Vanik amendment will be adopted in September, said today at the APEC summit, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
"We hope that this bill will be passed as early as this month," - she said.
"In order for our country to compete with the others here, in Russia, we are closely in contact with Congress in case of termination of the Jackson-Vanik amendment and granting Russia a permanent normal trade relations", - assured Clinton...