Lesotho: Govt to Meet U.S. Trade Officials Next Week

—Over tariffs threatening textile sector

THE government will meet with the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Ambassador Jamieson Greer, and his team next week to address the recent 50 percent tariff hike on Lesotho exports to the US.

This meeting, scheduled for April 24th in South Africa, will be an opportunity for Lesotho to convince the US to reduce the steep tariffs.

Minister of Trade, Industry and Business Development, Mokhethi Shelile, told the Lesotho Times last night, that…