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United States and the European Union have been negotiating the
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) for three
years, with both seeking to conclude talks in 2016.
"This remains a high priority for President Obama and for our
administration and there's a reason for that," Kerry told a news
conference after meeting EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
Kerry said he disagreed with those that say TTIP will not
proceed.
"We believe there is some mythology that has been attached to it
and it's our job to make sure that we adequately inform people
about the ways in which the facts of the TTIP actually work for
the people of Europe," Kerry said, adding that he planned to lay
out those facts in several speeches in the coming months.
He also said that TTIP had become more important in the light of
Britain's exit from the European Union, given it would create a
vast market.
"It has the ability to act as a counter to whatever negatives
may or may not ultimately attach themselves to whatever
construct is negotiated between the UK and Europe."
(Reporting by Robin Emmott and David Brunnstrom, writing by
Philip Blenkinsop)
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