On the last day of his first official visit to the United States, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Franz Fischler made the following statement this morning at the National Press Club about his meetings with the members of the US Administration and Congress on bilateral farm trade issues: "I did not come to negotiate, because I have no mandate to do so, but to exchange views and make up my own opinion about existing disputes, and the best ways to solve them and also to explore positive cooperation opportunities".
Lors du dernier jour de sa première visite officielle aux Etats-Unis, M. Fischler, Commissaire chargé de l'Agriculture et du Développement rural a tenu une conférence de presse au "National Press Club" au sujet de ses contacts avec les membres de l'Administration des Etats Unis et du Congrès concernant des discussions agricoles bilatérales".