French Trade Minister Says U.S. Talks Dead as TTIP Wobbles
- France’s Fekl says he’ll ask for end of talks at EU meeting
- Comments follow Gabriel’s claim that talks have broken down
Matthias Fekl.
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France’s trade minister said the U.S. hasn’t offered anything substantial in negotiations with the European Union on a free-trade deal and that talks should come to an end.
“These negotiations are dead and France wants an end to them,” Minister of Foreign Trade Matthias Fekl said Tuesday on RMC Radio. “There is no political support in France for these negotiations.”