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EU trade chief works to seal S Korea deal

By Joshua Chaffin in Brussels

Published: October 15 2009 15:47 | Last updated: October 15 2009 15:47

Europe’s trade chief on Thursday touted the benefits for automakers of a proposed trade liberalisation agreement with South Korea as she sought to overcome a last redoubt of resistance to the deal.

Speaking after a formal ceremony to initial the text, Baroness Ashton argued that tariff reductions would lead to lower sticker prices for European cars sold in South Korea.

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