The United States and Europe are launching a fresh round of talks to reach a "mutually acceptable" solution on trade disputes including steel and aluminium tariffs, officials from Washington and Brussels said today.
The announcement comes with steep new US import duties on steel and aluminium due to take effect later this week.
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and visiting EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said in a joint statement that they had "agreed to launch immediately a process of discussion... on trade issues of common concern, including steel and aluminium, with a view to identifying mutually acceptable outcomes as rapidly as possible.
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