Washington suspends a technical agreement with Britain to pressure it commercially
The Financial Times reported: British officials confirmed to the newspaper, without revealing their names, that the United States suspended the agreement last week, noting that the administration of US President Donald Trump is pressing to obtain British concessions in areas of trade outside the scope of the partnership. Technology. The newspaper added that American officials were becoming increasingly frustrated with what they described as Britain’s unwillingness to address what are known as non-tariff barriers, including rules and regulations governing food products and industrial goods. The two countries".
The two countries had agreed on the "Technical Prosperity Agreement" related to artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and civilian nuclear energy during Trump’s visit to Britain last September.
The United States is Britain’s largest trading partner, while major American technology companies have already invested billions of dollars in their operations within the United Kingdom.
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