“We applaud Sens. Baucus, Kerry, Thune and McCain for their bipartisan leadership in introducing a bill to grant Russia PNTR, which will expand U.S. access in one of the largest and fastest-growing markets in the world,” said NFTC President and USA*Engage Co-Chairman Bill Reinsch. “Russia’s accession to the WTO is imminent, and to ensure that the U.S. economy, exporters and workers are afforded all of the benefits that will flow from it, Congress must take immediate action to approve PNTR legislation.”
“Russia PNTR is the single most pressing issue Congress must take up before the August recess, and we urge Members to refrain from supporting any legislation that would needlessly complicate relations with Russia or jeopardize the significant benefits of Russia’s WTO accession and the granting of PNTR,” Reinsch concluded.
The NFTC and USA*Engage strongly oppose the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, which if passed, would entail significant diplomatic and political consequences to U.S.-Russia relations.
About USA*Engage
USA*Engage (www.usaengage.org) is a coalition of small and large businesses, agriculture groups and trade associations working to seek alternatives to the proliferation of unilateral U.S. foreign policy sanctions and to promote the benefits of U.S. engagement abroad. Established in 1997 and organized under the National Foreign Trade Council (www.nftc.org), USA*Engage leads a campaign to inform policymakers, opinion leaders, and the public about the counterproductive nature of unilateral sanctions, the importance of exports and overseas investment for American competitiveness and jobs, and the role of American companies in promoting human rights and democracy worldwide.
interested in working in Myanmar should proceed.”
About the NFTC
Advancing Global Commerce for Nearly A Century- The National Foreign Trade Council (www.nftc.org) is a leading business organization advocating an open, rules-based global trading system. Founded in 1914 by a broad-based group of American companies, the NFTC now serves hundreds of member companies through its offices in Washington and New York.
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