Italy warns against trade tariffs

Milan April 17 (IANS/AKI) Nations must safeguard the healthy world economy of recent years and oppose trade barriers Italy s Premier Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday.

"In these past years we have benefitted from a favourable global economic outlook. Let s keep this safe. Care must be taken not to worsen the dark clouds that have appeared on the horizon " he said as he opened a furniture fair in the northern Italian city of Rho.

"We need to work to reduce geopolitical uncertainly and fight the politics of trade tariffs " Gentiloni addeed.

His remarks came amid uncertainty about how the current trade conflict between the US and China - the world s two largest economies - will affect other markets such as Europe.

The trade dispute began after US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium last month.

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