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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and the United States will next week resume stalled negotiations on how to open up the aviation industry on both sides of the Atlantic to more competition, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
"Negotiations will take place in Brussels on Oct. 17," the Commission said in a statement.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta and EU Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot held a telephone conversation earlier on Tuesday, it said.
The two sides came close to sealing an "open skies" pact last year, but talks broke down after EU ministers demanded more access for European airlines to the U.S. domestic market.
The open skies talks cover issues ranging from opening up the right to buy airlines and allowing all EU carriers to have the same rights to use U.S. airports. Airlines in the United States in turn want more access to European airports.
Britain, which holds the rotating EU presidency, is a key player in the talks because of the desire of U.S. airlines to have more access to London's Heathrow airport.