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Obama: U.S., EU seek to avoid protectionism


Posted 2009/11/03 at 4:57 pm EST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2009 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States and the European Union had agreed on the need to avoid trade protectionism.

President Barack Obama (C) speaks during a meeting of the U.S.-European Union Summit with President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso (R) and Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young

Obama was speaking to reporters after White House talks with leaders of the EU, a major U.S. trading partner.

"We've reaffirmed our commitment to strong sustained economic growth ... and reaffirmed our intent to continue to expand trade and resist protectionist measures between the United States and the European Union," Obama said.

(Reporting by Alister Bull, editing by Jackie Frank)

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