US President Barack Obama has said he's confident that America and the European Union will manage to agree on a transatlantic trade deal by the end of this year.
Mr. Obama was speaking after a bilateral meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel in the German city of Hanover, where the two leaders have opened the world's largest industrial trade fair.
The President said he understood why trade deals often get negative reactions, but that an EU-US agreement would have advantages for both sides of the Atlantic:
IN: The benefits oftentimes...
OUT: ...in the world
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Mr. Obama was speaking after a bilateral meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel in the German city of Hanover, where the two leaders have opened the world's largest industrial trade fair.
The President said he understood why trade deals often get negative reactions, but that an EU-US agreement would have advantages for both sides of the Atlantic:
IN: The benefits oftentimes...
OUT: ...in the world
DUR: 24 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0424obama1.mp3
Mr. Obama pointed to the success of the Trans Pacific trade agreement as evidence that an EU-US deal is possible:
IN: People didn't think...
OUT: ...be true here
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Mr. Obama also said he's very concerned about the recent increase in violence in Syria, though it's difficult to see how a so-called 'safe zone' would work:
IN: It's not a...
OUT: ...represents all Syrians
DUR: 27 seconds
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IN: People didn't think...
OUT: ...be true here
DUR: 15 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0424obama2.mp3
Mr. Obama also said he's very concerned about the recent increase in violence in Syria, though it's difficult to see how a so-called 'safe zone' would work:
IN: It's not a...
OUT: ...represents all Syrians
DUR: 27 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0424obama3.mp3