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Slideshow Russia "optimistic" on U.S. trade vote, officials say Tweet Share this Email Print Related News U.S. business hopeful Congress passes Russia trade bill in September Tue, Aug 21 2012 Russia embassy in UK says attacked by Syria activists Fri, Aug 17 2012 Analysis: Rhetoric aside, Obama and Romney not far apart on trade Thu, Aug 16 2012 Congress reauthorizes import ban on Myanmar Thu, Aug 2 2012 Hopes fade for new U.S. cybersecurity law in 2012 Thu, Aug 2 2012 Analysis & Opinion The U.S. needs to walk the walk on African security Changing the Moscow rules Related Topics World » Politics » Russia » By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON | Fri Aug 31, 2012 5:24pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Russian government remains hopeful the U.S. Congress will approve a bill to upgrade bilateral trade relations, despite a potentially tough political climate heading into U.S. elections in November, Russian officials said on Friday. "We are optimistic. We need to be optimistic," Alexey Drobinin, senior counselor at the Russian Embassy in Washington, told reporters. "We think that expanding trade relations is a good way to broaden our overall relationship." Congress is under pressure to lift a Cold War provision known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment and approve "permanent normal trade relations," or PNTR, with Russia to ensure U.S. companies share in the full market-opening benefit of Moscow's entry into the World Trade Organization last week. Drobinin discussed the issue during a briefing on Russia's hopes for next week's meeting of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, which it is hosting this year in Vladivostok. U.S. business groups hope the House of Representatives and Senate will pass the PNTR legislation in September, before lawmakers return home to campaign. But with concerns in Congress about Moscow's support for Iran and Syria, the timing of a vote remains unclear. Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Thursday of being too accommodating to Moscow and promised "less flexibility and more backbone" in U.S. policy if he wins the November 6 election. The Jackson-Vanik amendment tied normal tariff treatment for goods from the former Soviet Union to the rights of Jews to emigrate. Russia has been deemed in compliance for nearly two decades. But the provision remains on the books, at odds with WTO rules requiring members to provide normal trade relations to one another on an unconditional basis. Mikhail Kalugin, acting head of the embassy's economic section, said that although Washington had still not approved PNTR, Moscow did not plan to impose higher tariffs on goods from the United States than on other WTO members. "But still, on paper, the United States should repeal Jackson-Vanik" to ensure U.S. companies receive the full benefits of Russia's accession, Kalugin said. HUMAN RIGHTS, SYRIA ISSUES In addition to making tariff cuts, Moscow has agreed to opens its services markets and make other reforms as part of its accession to the WTO. U.S. companies fear those benefits are at risk and worry they will not have the protection against arbitrary Russian trade measures until PNTR is passed. Congress is expected to attach legislation known as the "Magnitsky bill" to punish Russia officials for alleged human rights abuses to any bill to establish PNTR. In addition, some lawmakers are pushing for a non-binding resolution of disapproval for Moscow's support for the Syrian government in its bloody battle against rebel groups. "Of course, we are against any non-trade issues to be inserted in a trade bill. ... Our opposition is very clear on that," Kalugin said. The United States and Russia have been working together on a number of issues related to APEC. 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