The I-World Trade Organization (i-WTO) igwebe ngokusesikweni namhlanje ukuba i-United States ngoku ikhululekile ukuba ithathe amanyathelo ngokuchasene ne-European Union kwaye Airbus-amazwe avelisa iBritane, iFrance, iJamani neSpain.
Esi sigwebo sasisemthethweni emva kokuba umlamli we-WTO enikezele ngelungelo lokuphindezela ngenkxaso engekho semthethweni kule nyanga.
I-WTO igunyazise iWashington ukuba inyanzelise irhafu ukuya kuthi ga kwi-7.5 yezigidigidi zeerandi zokungeniswa kwempahla ye-EU emva kwesigqibo somlamli malunga nenkxaso-mali yokwenza umenzi wenqwelomoya iAirbus.
Ummeli wezorhwebo wase-US u-Dennis Shea uxelele intlanganiso ukuba i-Washington isakhetha isisombululo ekuxoxiswene ngaso. "Oko kunokwenzeka kuphela ukuba i-EU inyanzelise ngenene izibonelelo ze-Airbus ezivela kwinkxaso-mali yangoku kwaye iqinisekisa ukuba inkxaso kwi-Airbus ayinakuvuselelwa phantsi kwelinye igama okanye enye indlela," utshilo.
Abathunywa be-EU baxelele le ntlanganiso ukuba "inezinto ezixhalabisayo" kwaye nemilinganiselo yerhafu yaseWashington ibumbene.
Abenzi beenqwelomoya abaphambili, iBoeing kunye neAirbus, babandakanyeka kwimpikiswano yezorhwebo ekudala isebenza. Iqale ngo-2004 xa iWashington yatyhola i-UK, i-France, i-Jamani ne-Spain ngokubonelela ngenkxaso-mali engekho mthethweni kunye nezibonelelo kwi-Airbus.
Kunyaka kamva, kwizikhalazo ezifanayo, i-EU yathi i-Boeing ifumene i-19.1 yezigidi zeerandi kwizibonelelo ezingavunyelwanga ezivela kurhulumente wase-US phakathi kuka-1989 no-2006. I-WTO ifumanise ukuba zombini i-Airbus kunye ne-Boeing zifumene iibhiliyoni zeedola kwizibonelelo ezingekho mthethweni kumatyala athe arhuqa. iqhubeke kangangeminyaka eli-15.
Umongameli wase-US u-Donald Trump woyikise ngokuqhwaba ngempahla ezixabisa i-11 yezigidigidi zeempahla ezivela e-EU kunye neerhafu zokungenisa emva kokuba uMbutho weWorld Trade Organisation (WTO) ufumanise ukuba inkxaso-mali ye-EU kwiAirbus ibangela "iziphumo ezibi" e-US. Kuza kumiselwa irhafu yeepesenti kwiiplanethi ze-Airbus kunye neepesenti ezingama-25 kuluhlu lweemveliso, kubandakanya iwayini yaseFrance, iwhisky yaseScotland, kunye netshizi ezivela kwilizwekazi liphela.
NgoLwesihlanu, umphathi wezorhwebo e-EU uCecilia Malmstrom ubhalele uMmeli wezoRhwebo wase-US uRobert Lighthizer emcela ukuba aqale iingxoxo zokufumana isisombululo kwiingxabano ze-Airbus kunye neBoing. Uthe ukubhenela kwiirhafu ayisosisombululo.
"Inokwenzakalisa kuphela amashishini kwaye ibeke emngciphekweni imisebenzi kumacala omabini eAtlantic, yonakalise urhwebo lwehlabathi kunye nomzi mveliso weenqwelomoya ngokubanzi ngexesha elibuthathaka," utshilo uMalmstrom kwileta.
