WASHINGTON – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai yesterday spoke with Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis. Ambassador Tai congratulated Minister Landsbergis on the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ successful conference earlier this month on economic coercion. The conference drew together officials and experts from like-minded countries to build awareness of and promote resilience to economic coercion, including sharing lessons learned from Lithuania’s experience of resisting economic coercion by the People’s Republic of China. Ambassador Tai and Minister Landsbergis discussed ongoing cooperation on economic coercion, including in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and through dispute settlement. They reaffirmed their shared views on the importance of broadening international cooperation on this critical issue and increasing resilience.
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