Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

In the midst of being busy, time passed quickly, and it was October in a blink of an eye. Wang Ye was about to lead a delegation to Xiangjiang to attend the Sixth World Trade Ministerial Conference.

The purpose, of course, is to formally sign a bilateral agreement with the European Union and the United States at this meeting and formally join the WTO!

During this visit, Wang Ye carried the title of "Director of the Office of Preparations for Russia's WTO Accession".

Don't look at the small name, but the power is not small!

Because this office has been authorized by the Kremlin, it can decide at the negotiation site which conditions can be compromised according to the situation, and how big the concession is!

Basically, it can be said that at the negotiation site, Wang Ye represented the attitude of the Kremlin. What he said and the promises he made were equal to the promises made by the Kremlin himself!

It can also be seen from this that Ke Gong has indeed become more and more trusting in Wang Ye.

It's just that sometimes it's active, sometimes it's passive...

Both parties have already listed the negotiation conditions with the EU and the United States, and the Kremlin has also seen that list. In his opinion, the above conditions are basically not a big problem, and it is harmless. Even if all concessions are made, it is also possible. .

On some issues, Wang Ye's attitude is actually tougher than his own...

So he wasn't worried that Wang Ye would come up with some "moths" at the scene and sign some "forfeit of power and humiliation of the country" clause.

After all, even if a formal WTO accession agreement is signed on the spot, that does not mean that the matter is over. The bilateral agreements signed with the member states at the time of WTO accession have to be put up for voting in the Dublin.

If there are too outrageous terms, it will also be a huge blow to Wang Ye's own reputation!

Even if you don't consider national interests and just start from your own political career, Wang Ye will not mess around.

The first task of his trip this time is naturally to sign a formal bilateral agreement with the European Union and the United States to complete Russia's goal of joining the WTO.

Secondly, it is to try not to make too many concessions as much as possible, to stick to one's bottom line, and to gain some benefits for Da Mao.

Only if these two things can be done at the same time, can it be regarded as his ability and a qualification that can add glory to his political career!

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This trip to Xiangjiang, Wang Ye also brought a lot of entourage.

There are people from the economic committee, people from the foreign affairs committee, government departments, the Kremlin, and even the two bosses of Gazprom and the pipeline group.

Of course, when the entire delegation arrived at the negotiation site, there could only be one voice, and that was Wang Ye's voice.

The rest of the people assisted him in the negotiation, provided corresponding professional advice, and then Wang Ye made the final decision after weighing the pros and cons.

The people in Wang Ye's own office only brought Nova and a few of her little secretaries.

Now Wang Ye is responsible for too many and complicated things, and there are only two old assistants beside him, Nova and Bakova, who are simply too busy.

So as early as two years ago, when Rosiana and Wang Ye "separated", Wang Ye's office was expanded again, and many new secretaries were recruited to share the work of Bakova and Nova.

However, Wang Ye didn't have much contact with these new secretaries, and he didn't have the energy to train them himself, so he just handed them over to two old assistants to manage them.

Nova's age is only one year younger than Wang Ye's. After several years of training by Wang Ye's side, she is no longer that childish little girl.

With a height of just over 1.7 meters, a slim figure, a slightly fat face, and big bright and clear eyes, if you use the Internet language of later generations to describe this kind of girl, it is the so-called "ceiling of pure desire"!

Although she is still in graduate school, after all, she has been with Wang Ye for many years, and the level of contact with people and things is too high, so Nova has long been unaware of how much higher than her peers in terms of thinking logic and handling ability doubled.

Even with Wang Ye's side, she can now take care of herself, and Wang Ye can trust her to take charge of more important tasks.

Just like this WTO accession negotiations...

After taking the initiative from the government, a special WTO entry preparation office was set up. Wang Ye basically didn't take care of it in the early stage, and directly handed it over to Nova.

Let her coordinate the staff of various departments and relevant experts to communicate and negotiate with representatives from Europe, America and the United States until a final framework is negotiated.

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On October 15, Wang Ye and his party arrived in Xiangjiang smoothly by a private business plane.

WTO staff picked them up at the airport and sent them to the designated hotel for the meeting, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

The sixth ministerial meeting of the WTO officially started on October 18, and Wang Ye arrived three days earlier, so most of the participants from the WTO member countries have not yet arrived in Xiangjiang.

Except for Wang Ye and his party, the American delegation and the European Union delegation will arrive in Xiangjiang on the same day.

They came here ahead of time, naturally to discuss with the delegation led by Wang Ye, and sign a formal bilateral agreement before the start of the ministerial meeting.

Wang Ye arrived at noon, while the delegations from the European Union and the United States arrived in Hong Kong in the afternoon. The organizers of the meeting held a special dinner in the evening to welcome the delegations of the three parties.

Since this WTO Ministerial Conference is held in Xiangjiang, the host is naturally China, and China officially joined the WTO in 2001.

In the past few years after joining the WTO, the achievements of China's economic development are obvious to all the world.

Therefore, the sixth World Trade Ministerial Conference was chosen to be held here, and the purpose was also to demonstrate the benefits of joining the WTO...

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At the welcome dinner, Wang Ye also met with representatives of the United States and the European Union and shook hands cordially.

The leader of the American team is Minister of Commerce Gutierrez. This is a tall man in his fifties with gray hair and beard. It is worth mentioning that he is also a Latin American.

Speaking of which, his experience is quite legendary.

When I was young, I immigrated to the United States with my parents, but I didn't get along, so the whole family moved to Mexico "next door". Life was very difficult, and Gutierrez dropped out of school at a very young age.

Successively worked as a restaurant waiter, truck driver, salesman and so on.

Because of his outstanding performance as a salesman, he was transferred to the headquarters of the United States and officially immigrated there.

Then it was as if he was on the hook, promoted all the way, showed extraordinary business capabilities, and brought a food company that was about to go bankrupt back to life. The business became more and more prosperous, and even became a giant in the industry.

Originally, he was only in the business world and had nothing to do with the political arena, nor had he made any political donations or joined any faction.

But there was no other way. The then president took a fancy to his ability and named him as Minister of Commerce. Gutierrez had no choice but to "reluctantly".

Therefore, in February 2005, he officially took office and began to perform the duties of the Minister of Commerce...

The EU delegation is led by the EU trade representative. Wang Ye is not concerned about this, because he has to negotiate with the German Minister of Commerce Hannah to finalize the Nord Stream pipeline plan.

In this case, it is estimated that there will be no problems with the EU. After all, this natural gas supply plan will benefit the entire EU, not just Germany.

In the European Union, the two countries with the most say are naturally Germany and France, especially Germany, which has the strongest economy in Europe, and many small countries in the European Union are also eagerly waiting for the "relief money" it will give.

Under such circumstances, Germany's voice within the EU will naturally be louder.

Therefore, as long as the differences with Germany on the Nord Stream pipeline plan are resolved, there will basically be no obstacles to the next WTO accession negotiations with the EU.

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When facing Wang Ye, Gutierrez was very enthusiastic.

Holding Wang Ye's hand tightly, the white beard around his lips trembled with laughter.

The scene where the two greeted each other with a cordial handshake was naturally captured by the media reporters at the scene, and it will soon appear on the news media.

"Mikhail... Director, I am very glad to meet you. I have always believed that the WTO would be incomplete without a big country like yours!

Therefore, since I took office last year, I have been working hard to promote the process of your country's accession to the WTO. I hope that in tomorrow's talks, we can reduce our differences and reach an agreement.

Try to let your country officially join the WTO at this ministerial meeting! "

Gutierrez said sincerely.

In terms of addressing Wang Ye, he seemed to hesitate for a while, and then chose "Director", which may refer to the position of "Director of the WTO Preparatory Office" that Wang Ye recently held.

After all, on this occasion, Wang Ye's name is this, not the Deputy Speaker of the Duma or something like that.

Wang Ye also had a bright smile on his face, and responded readily: "Thanks to Minister Gutierrez, Russia needs to join the WTO, and the WTO also needs Russia to join. This is a win-win choice for all parties! I also I believe that as long as both parties can treat each other with sincerity and don't deliberately set up artificial obstacles, then this negotiation will definitely go smoothly. Because I came here with sincerity..."

The last sentence Wang Ye said is meaningful, and it depends on whether Gutierrez and the others can understand it.

However, a person who dropped out of school and worked hard from the bottom is obviously impossible to be an idiot. Wang Ye still believes in Gutierrez's IQ...

Sure enough, Gutierrez's eyes flashed, his face was normal, and he said with a smile: "That's great, all WTO members are also looking forward to your country's formal accession."

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Hannah, the German negotiator, is obviously not as enthusiastic as Gutierrez. Her performance is more in line with everyone's "stereotype" of Germans.

The expression is serious, the words are serious, and the work is meticulous.

Hannah is obviously such a person. After shaking hands with Wang Ye, she didn't exchange pleasantries. She just told Wang Ye that in the negotiations the day after tomorrow, they will not make more concessions, because the bottom line has long been set. In front of Wang Ye.

She will not make concessions that are detrimental to the national interest just because she wants to promote Russia's accession to the WTO, even if the EU puts more pressure on her.

Obviously, this is to give Wang Ye a bad start, and it can be regarded as a negotiating method, which can be called "extreme pressure".

If Wang Ye lacked confidence, he would be easily intimidated, and had to make greater concessions in order to be able to enter the WTO smoothly.

But this Hannah probably doesn't know much about Wang Ye's character, nor does she know enough about Wang Ye's status and influence in Moscow's political arena...

If you change to an individual negotiator, you may still worry about what to do if you don’t reach an agreement and you won’t be able to deal with business after you go back.

Wang Ye has no such worries at all!

To be honest, Da Mao is still pushing for his entry into the WTO. There are many people who are holding back in the country.

Therefore, whether the negotiations can be settled this time is actually not too important, but Wang Ye himself wants to let Da Mao enter the WTO as soon as possible, and buy more time for development.

If the other party is really a lion and thinks that Wang Ye can be forced to make concessions, then Wang Ye can only tell her that you think too much!

Therefore, facing the old woman, Wang Ye just responded lightly, "After the completion of the Beixi pipeline, who will benefit the most? There is no need to argue about this point. Now our crude oil and natural gas are not without markets. The gap in the east is still open." It’s a big deal. If the Nord Stream pipeline plan cannot be finalized this time, then we will immediately launch the Siberia Power No. 2 plan to transport oil and gas to Asia!"

Hannah didn't expect it at all, she just wanted to put on a gesture to show this young man a little bit of power.

In the end, I was taught a lesson by the other party both hard and soft...

It seems that this young man is really, as shown in the information, not a "second generation" who came to the top by relying on a prominent background, but a real young talent who has worked hard with his ability!

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For Wang Ye, a new upstart in the Moscow political arena, countries in Europe and the United States have naturally begun to pay attention.

It's just that each country has a different relationship with Da Mao, so the degree of attention to Wang Ye is also different.

Just like Hannah, as Germany's trade representative, her position is not as high as that of the Minister of Commerce. Although she is also one of the top political figures, her actual voice is pitifully small.

Before she came, the scope of negotiation had already been determined, and it would be best if she could negotiate terms that were more beneficial to her.

But if you really want to press your own bottom line and sign the agreement, there is no big problem.

Therefore, she did read Wang Ye's relevant information carefully before she came. After all, she had to know her negotiating opponent.

But what she can see and understand is basically superficial information.

To be honest, Hannah didn't have any interest in getting to know Wang Ye in depth. Anyway, after this negotiation is over, the two may never have the chance to deal with each other again. Why do they know so much.

Perhaps in Damao, most people will pay attention to Wang Ye, especially the high-level political figures, so they must have a more comprehensive and clear understanding of Wang Ye.

But in the foreign political arena, to put it bluntly, what do people care about you, Mikhail, the deputy speaker or the director, has a dime relationship with him?

Can you help him win two more votes, or can you donate a political donation to him...

Therefore, except for a few special institutions, most European and American politicians are really unfamiliar with Wang Ye!