U.S. to take beef issue to WTO for possible sanctions: Sen. Allard

U.S. to take beef issue to WTO for possible sanctions: Sen. Allard

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Washington on March 18. The Republican senator from Colorado said that the United States intends to take the beef dispute with Japan to the World Trade Organization for possible sanctions if Tokyo fails to set a timeline for lifting its 15-month-old ban import ban.

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