Apec summit: Clinton says US wants better Russia trade ties

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19528463


Hillary Clinton: "We hope that the Congress will act"


Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that the US administration wants to normalise trade relations with Russia this month.

She said the government was working closely with the US Congress to get the necessary legislation passed.

Mrs Clinton was speaking ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit in Vladivostok.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged a fight against protectionism to turn the global economy around.

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1. "...It is important to build bridges not walls". A very liberal sentiment though

I'm not so sure that someone like Putin really means those words.

Russia just joined the WTO so this is probably a good time to do it improve trade relations with it.