Jackson-Vanik

While the U.S. signed off on the deal, it still must remove a key barrier: A Cold War-era provision, known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment, that limits trade with Russia.

WTO Entry to Benefit Russian Economy Sudeep Reddy 2011

For the U.S., one last legislative obstacle to improved trade with Russia is the so-called Jackson-Vanik amendment to a 1974 federal law, which prevents permanent normal trade relations with Moscow and could disrupt WTO benefits if it isn't repealed.

Russia to Join WTO William Mauldin 2011

In 1974, the U.S. effectively denied the Soviet Union normal trade status due to emigration restrictions through a measure called Jackson-Vanik.

Obama Seeks Agreement With Russia, China on Iran Tom Barkley 2011

Mr. Biden told Mr. Medvedev on Wednesday and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Thursday that the U.S. would press hard for Russia's accession to the WTO and the repeal of the so-called Jackson-Vanik amendment, passed in 1974 to deny "most favored nation" trade status to the Soviet Union as a way to pressure the communist government to allow more Jewish emigration.

Biden Decries Russian Corruption During Visit Jonathan Weisman 2011

And two decades after the end of the Cold War we still maintain trade restrictions (called the Jackson-Vanik amendment) against the Russians for no good reason.

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In a letter to Trade Representative Ron Kirk, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Democrat, and three colleagues suggested the restraints, known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment, could remain if Russia did not fix problems with its trade policies.

Reuters: Top News 2011

In a letter to Trade Representative Ron Kirk, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Democrat, and three colleagues suggested the restraints, known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment, could remain if Russia did not fix problems with its trade policies.

Reuters: Press Release 2011

Russia's membership would require Obama to persuade U.S. lawmakers to approve "permanent normal trade relations" PNTR with Russia by lifting a Cold War-era restriction on trade known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment.

Reuters: Press Release 2011

Russia's entry into the WTO would require the U.S. Congress to vote to establish "permanent normal trade relations" with Russia by removing a Cold War-era human rights provision known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment that is inconsistent with WTO rules.

Reuters: Press Release 2011

If Obama is successful in shepherding Russia into the WTO, he will have to ask Congress to approve "permanent normal trade relations," or PNTR, with Moscow by removing a Cold War trade provision known as the Jackson-Vanik provision.

Reuters: Top News 2010