LONDON, 25 February, 2021 (TON): On Thursday, British Trade minister Liz Truss said she would urgently seek a meeting with U.S. Trade Representative nominee Katherine Tai to discuss the removal of punitive tariffs.

Britain demands the U.S. to remove tariffs on some exports that were imposed when Britain was a member of the European Union.

Tai will appear at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday.

Britain’s Truss told the parliament, “As soon as that is finished I will be on the phone to her seeking an early resolution of these issues.”

This is the way forward, not escalating the tariff battle,” Truss said on Thursday.

Last year, in an attempt to end the row between the two, Britain unilaterally decided to drop tariffs that it imposed on U.S. goods in a bid to de-escalate the conflict and provide impetus to the ongoing discussion.