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Cillian Sherlock

US department refuses to clarify ‘trade imbalance’ call

Tanaiste Simon Harris (Brian Lawless/PA) - (PA Wire)

The US will “continue to work on” its economic relationship with Ireland, a US state department spokesman said, while refusing to clarify whether the trade imbalance between the two countries was discussed in a recent high-level call.

It comes after Irish deputy premier Simon Harris said the trade imbalance between the US and Ireland was “not specifically referenced” in a call with the US secretary of state Marco Rubio.

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