“We are ready to hold consultations with EU representatives on this issue.
We hope that, based on the results, we will be able to clarify those aspects of Russian procurement regulation that are questioned by the EU and show their compliance with the rules of the World Trade Organization, ”said Ekaterina Mayorova, Director of the Trade Negotiations Department of the Ministry of Economic Development.
Her words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
On July 19, the European Commission initiated a WTO dispute over "discrimination against foreign suppliers by Russian state-owned companies."
According to the EC, some Russian measures restrict or prevent EU companies from selling goods and providing services to Russian state-owned enterprises.
Brussels believes that such actions contradict the WTO rules, according to which Russia should not "discriminate against foreign companies in this area."