The Office of the United States Trade Representative

Statement of USTR Spokesman Richard Mills regarding the reaction to reports the EC will recommend no unilateral steel retaliation
09/25/2002

"We're pleased to hear that the Europeans are stepping back from their threats of retaliation. As we've always said, our steel safeguards are in accordance with WTO rules, and if others disagree, the proper place to settle disputes is through the WTO dispute settlement process, not with unilateral retaliation."