By Maire of France: resolving trade sanctions is my priority for Biden administration

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PHOTO FILE: French Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire, wearing a protective face mask, will speak during questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, December 1, 2020. REUTERS / Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday that resolving overseas trade sanctions is his priority for dealing with the new administration of US President Joe Biden.

“These sanctions are very destructive. A trade war is not in the interests of the US and not in the interests of Europe, ”Le Maire said in an interview at a Reuters Next conference.

Le Maire said he had not received “first signals” from the incoming administration and hoped to visit Washington in February.

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