    Sentence: 1: EU ministers were invited  to the conference: but canceled ‘because  the union is closing talks on agricultural  reform, siid Gerry Kiely +8 EU  agriculture “représentative. in  Washington .    Sentence 2: Gerry: Kiely. .“.a EU:  agriculture representative, in  Washington _,’ said. EU" ministers. were  invited but canceled because, the’ union    is closing: talks on agricultural reform