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Rubio downplays prospects of any future US free trade agreements

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference with Iceland's Foreign Minister Thorgerour Katrin Gunnarsdottir at the House of Collections, Tuesday, in Reykjavik, Iceland. AP-Yonhap

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference with Iceland's Foreign Minister Thorgerour Katrin Gunnarsdottir at the House of Collections, Tuesday, in Reykjavik, Iceland. AP-Yonhap

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio downplayed the prospect of the United States signing any new free trade agreements in the foreseeable future, speaking in Iceland on Tuesday.

Asked about a possible trade deal with Iceland during a visit to the country, he said:

"I think the era of free trade agreements for the foreseeable future is probably not going to be there — I mean, not with Iceland — just in general, writ large."