U.S. President Donald Trump and EU Commissions President Jean-Claude Juncker agree to work toward 'zero tariff' deal,… as they try to avoid full-blown trade war.<br />This,… following Trump's threat to impose tariffs on car imports.<br />Won Jung-hwan has more. <br /> <br /> U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker have agreed to work toward eliminating tariffs and barriers on trade,… reducing trade tensions for now.<br /> <br />"We agreed today, first of all, to work together toward zero tariffs, zero non-tariff barriers and zero subsidies on non-auto industrial goods,"<br /><br /> While declaring it as a 'very big day for free and fair trade',… Trump said the EU agreed to import more U.S. soybeans and liquefied natural gas.<br />The U.S. and the EU had been on course for a full-on trade war after Trump announced earlier this year tough new levies on steel and aluminum exports,... and recently threatening a 25-percent tariff on European autos, with the EU reciprocating with tariffs against U.S. goods. <br />But some of those issues seemed to be resolved during Wednesday's meeting.<br /> <br />"We also will resolve the steel and aluminum tariff issues and we will resolve retaliatory tariffs. We have some tariffs that are retaliatory, and that will get resolved what we're doing."<br /><br /> As both sides agreed to hold off on other tariffs for the time being,… the meeting between Trump and Juncker could be the start of a better trade relationship between Europe and the United States.<br />Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News. <br />
