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He will meet with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, after it became clear that “the conditions are not (yet) available to reach a final agreement” for the post-Brexit period.
A joint statement by Downing Street and the European Commission, reported by Agence France-Presse, stated that Johnson and von der Leyen agreed during a phone call with “the lack of conditions for reaching a final agreement” and asked the negotiators to prepare for a “direct meeting in Brussels in the next few days”.
A Downing Street spokesperson confirmed that Johnson was determined to visit Brussels, while European Union sources said Johnson would go to Brussels in an attempt to bridge the main differences in the Brexit talks on equal competition, governance and fisheries.
In turn, a prominent British government source ruled out reaching a trade agreement with the European Union, saying that although the negotiation process was not finished, no progress had been made since (Friday).
The source added: “The talks are now in the same place they were on (Friday) … We have not made any tangible progress … It is clear that this must continue now at the political level,” the news agency reported ” Reuters “.
According to Johnson and von der Leyen, a new trade agreement between the two parties could not be concluded “due to remaining differences on fundamental issues”.
