The United States will not compromise on trade talks

[caption id="attachment_4638" align="aligncenter" width="1014"] U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, File Photo[/caption] The United States will not compromise on its efforts to secure fair access to U.S. agricultural products in trade talks with the European Union and Britain, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told lawmakers on Wednesday (June 17, 20). Lighthizer said Washington had made “very little headway” in its trade negotiations with Brussels, and said he was skeptical that an agreement could be completed with the EU or Britain in coming months due to the lack of in-person negotiating sessions. He said Washington would insist on changes that allowed U.S. farm products to be sold to the EU and Britain, calling resistance to U.S. agricultural imports “thinly veiled protectionism.” “We either have fair access for agriculture, or we won’t have a deal with either one of them,” he said. Source: Online/SZK