German Foreign Minister doubts EU-U.S. trade deal will be agreed this year

[September 13, 2016]  RIGA (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday he doubted the European Union would agree on a trade deal with the United States called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) while President Barack Obama was in office.

Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier listens during a news conference in Riga, Latvia, September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
 

The U.S. election takes place in November and Obama's successor is due to take over in Jan. 2017.

(Reporting by Andreas Rinke; Writing by Madeline Chambers; Editing by Michelle Martin)

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