U.S. trade chief Tai, Britain's Truss discussed WTO reform in call - UK

Reuters

Published Apr 27, 2021 06:14PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and British Trade Secretary Liz Truss discussed the need for substantive progress in reforming the World Trade Organization and other key issues during a call on Tuesday, their offices said.

The two officials, who last spoke in March, also discussed "the role of trade in combatting climate change, tough action on market-distorting industrial subsidies and the Airbus Boeing (NYSE:BA) dispute," the British embassy said in a statement about the meeting.

Both Tai and Truss welcomed the outcome of a meeting of Group of Seven (G7) trade ministers last month, and said they looked forward to making further progress at the next meeting in late May, the statement said.