Readout of International Trade Secretary Liz Truss call with USTR Katherine Tai
皇冠体育app International Trade Secretary Liz Truss spoke with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai today (22 March)
皇冠体育app Secretary of State warmly congratulated Katherine Tai on her appointment as US Trade Representative.
皇冠体育appy both acknowledged that our special relationship built on a shared belief in freedom and democracy is matched by a deep trading relationship.
皇冠体育appy鈥痭oted the important role that free and fair trade must play in supporting businesses and workers in the economic recovery from Covid-19, and recognised鈥痶he US and UK鈥檚 shared priority to shape the global trade agenda in 2021, including on issues such as WTO reform, tackling climate change and the future of digital trade and data. 鈥�
Both welcomed the work to de-escalate the Airbus-Boeing dispute, which paves the way for an even stronger trading relationship.鈥使谔逵齛ppy committed to building on this progress to find a fair and permanent settlement.
皇冠体育appy discussed how unfair practices should not be allowed to undermine free trade, and resolved that the UK and US will collaborate to address our shared concerns, including on serious issues such as forced labour, at the G7 and WTO. 皇冠体育appy agreed to work constructively to address unfair trade practices of non-market economies, such as China.
皇冠体育appy both reflected on the progress made in UK-US Free Trade Agreement negotiations鈥痑nd the importance of continuing to work together to build a closer economic relationship, and agreed to have further discussions.
皇冠体育app鈥疭ecretary of State invited Ambassador Tai to鈥痯articipate鈥痠n the first鈥疓7鈥疶rade Ministerial meeting.