Britain to respect EU rules as it strengthens trade ties with world partners: Hammond

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Britain to respect EU rules as it strengthens trade ties with world partners: Hammond

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Britain will respect its obligations under European Union treaties while it seeks to strengthen trade ties with world partners, the British finance minister said on Friday.
Chancellor Philip Hammond talking to Cindy Rose, Microsoft UK CEO, during a visit to the Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park, Reading, to coincide with the announcement later of preliminary estimates for 2016Q4 GDP, Britain, January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Matthews/Pool - RTSXG86

Chancellor Philip Hammond talking to Cindy Rose, Microsoft UK CEO, during a visit to the Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park, Reading, to coincide with the announcement later of preliminary estimates for 2016Q4 GDP, Britain, January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Matthews/Pool – RTSXG86

“Of course we want to strengthen our trade ties with the very many trade partners we have around the world, but we are very mindful of our obligations under the treaty and will follow them precisely,” Philip Hammond told reporters arriving to a meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels.
(Reporting by Francesco Guarascio; Editing by Kevin Liffey) 

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