Apec summit: Clinton says US wants better Russia trade ties

Source: BBC News

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that the US administration wants to normalise trade relations with Russia this month.

She said the government was working closely with the US Congress to get the necessary legislation passed.

Mrs Clinton was speaking ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit in Vladivostok.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged a fight against protectionism to turn the global economy around.

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