Congressman Jim Colbe, head of the U.S. delegation visiting Kyiv, is confident Ukraine would soon gain accession to the WTO.

 At a Wednesday press conference in Kyiv, Colbe expressed confidence that the U.S. and Ukraine would reach a bilateral agreement regarding the access of Ukrainian and U.S. goods and services to each other's markets, which, in turn, would allow Ukraine to gain WTO accession. The negotiations may be quite difficult, Colbe said, and may demand much more than friendly relations.