REUTERS: British Trade Secretary Liz Truss pledged to fight UStariffs on Scotch whisky, calling them"unacceptable and unfair" in an op-ed in the Telegraph on Sunday .
Britain had said it would step up demands for the United States to drop tariffs on goods such as single malt Scotch whisky after the industry warned a decision by Washington to retain the levy was putting its future at risk. Truss said she would meet with her US counterpart, Robert Lighthizer, in the coming weeks, as round four of US negotiations begin, where she will address the existing tariffs on single malt Scotch and a host of other products."On Japan, we have consensus on the major elements of a deal that will go beyond the agreement the EU has with Japan," she added, reaffirming earlier reports that both countries seek to agree on a trade deal by the end of August.
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