U.S. ambassador calls on Turkey to begin Section 232 quota negotiations

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey David Satterfield last week called on Ankara to “actually start” steel and aluminum quota negotiations with Washington, while a key Turkish official contended that -- despite an attempt -- there was “no progress in that area.” Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said national security-based tariffs on steel and aluminum and the removal of Turkey from the Generalized System of Preferences were “adversely affecting” the countries’ efforts to reach a $100 billion bilateral trade volume goal set...