GENEVA, Feb. 5 – Ukraine will seek to ratify the deal for accession to the World Trade Organization within the next two or three weeks, time needed to translate the paper, President Viktor Yushchenko said Tuesday.

Ukraine needs to ratify the deal before July 4 to become a member of the WTO as the General Council on Tuesday has approved accession terms. But Yushchenko said Ukraine will seek to act as soon as possible.