U.S. proposals to drop trade barriers taken seriously by allies: Mnuchin

Reuters

Published Jul 22, 2018 05:02PM ET

U.S. proposals to drop trade barriers taken seriously by allies: Mnuchin

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that G7 industrial powers were taking seriously his call for them to drop tariffs, non-tariff trade barriers and subsidies and added the Trump administration would press these issues in upcoming talks with the European Union's top executive.

Mnuchin said at the close of a G20 finance leaders meeting that President Donald Trump's trade stance was not about protectionism but wanting free and fair trade for the United States.