EU must avoid trade war with the US, says Czech Foreign Minister Lipavský

The European Union must clearly convey to the United States that a mutual trade war is not beneficial, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský (non-partisan) stated after an EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels. He emphasized the need for the EU to present a unified stance in its dealings with the US. "There was no single conclusion, but rather a discussion where various perspectives of EU member states were expressed," Lipavský said. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced she has invited US Secretary of State Mark Rubio to a future EU ministerial meeting and plans to visit Washington soon.