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Ron Kirk: “If there is any reason for us to repeal Jackson-Vanik and grant PNTR, it is that we no longer have to hope.”

On the recordJune 19, 2012
If there is any reason for us to repeal Jackson-Vanik and grant PNTR, it is that we no longer have to hope.
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Ron Kirk

Editor's note · Context

Kirk emphasizes the importance of enforceable WTO rules for U.S.-Russia relations.

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