Reuters: Politics: USTR Kirk eyes vote on Russia trade bill after election

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USTR Kirk eyes vote on Russia trade bill after election Sep 19th 2012, 14:11 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Russia says U.S. aid mission sought to sway elections 9:20am EDT UPDATE 2-U.S. House leader says support lacking for Russia trade bill Tue, Sep 11 2012 China, Russia sound alarm on world economy at APEC summit Sat, Sep 8 2012 Clinton sees Russia trade move soon, at odds on Syria Sat, Sep 8 2012 Romney backs Russia trade bill only with human rights added Thu, Sep 6 2012 U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk smiles during an event at the Singapore Management University April 26, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Tim Chong WASHINGTON | Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:11am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trade Representative Ron Kirk on Wednesday urged lawmakers to pass legislation to upgrade trade relations with Russia when they return after the November U.S. elections. Kirk said it was critical to pass the legislation to ensure that U.S. companies share in the full market-opening benefits of Russia's recent accession to the World Trade Organization. Congress is set to adjourn this week so lawmakers can go home to campaign for re-election. Action on the bill to grant "permanent normal trade relations" has been repeatedly delayed because of concern over Moscow's record on human rights and its support for governments in Iran and Syria. (Reporting by Doug Palmer; Editing by James Dalgleish) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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