Busy with work, time passed quickly and before he knew it, it was already October. Wang Ye needed to prepare to lead a team to Xiangjiang for the Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference.
The purpose was, of course, to officially sign the accession bilateral agreements with the European Union and the United States at this conference and formally join the WTO!
For this trip, Wang Ye held the title of "Director of the WTO Accession Preparation Office" for Russia.
Although the title appeared modest, the associated power was considerable!
Because the office had been authorized by the Kremlin to decide on the spot which conditions could be conceded and to what extent, based on the circumstances.
Essentially, one could say that at the negotiation site, Wang Ye represented the attitude of the Kremlin, and the words he spoke and the commitments he made were as if the Kremlin itself had spoken and made those commitments!