'Very sad' Canadian minister on collapse of trade deal

Canadian Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland was choking back tears as reporters cornered her in Brussels.The EU was “not capable” of signing a trade agreement with Canada she said after the collapse of talks on a wide-ranging deal.Negotiations have dragged on for seven years, but in the end a Belgian region – population 3.6 million – blocked an accord which stands to affect hundreds of millions of people.

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