[Reuters, Dublin 3]-US Vice President Pence urged the European Union (EU) to negotiate with British Prime Minister Johnson "in good faith" on March 3 to agree on a withdrawal agreement that respects British sovereignty .
Vice President Pence visited Ireland today and met with Prime Minister Baracker. At a joint press conference after the meeting, he mentioned a “backstop” solution to the Irish border problem that is the issue of the UK EU exit agreement. We will continue to work with the UK and Ireland to ensure that the peace agreement “Belfast Agreement” is respected. ”
At the same time, he said, “I will negotiate with Prime Minister Johnson in good faith as the deadline is approaching, and reach an agreement to respect British sovereignty and request Ireland and the EU to minimize adverse effects on business transactions.”
Prime Minister Baracker stressed that Ireland needs to adhere to a withdrawal agreement agreed between the EU and the former British government to prevent the risk of damaging the Belfast agreement. "Please give this message to the US administration," he told Vice President Pence.
Mr. Pence told reporters that if both the UK and the EU were in good faith, the UK could leave the EU on the end of October.
He also clarified that Prime Minister Baracker was asked to continue to scrutinize Huawei's problem with a major Chinese communications equipment.
After this, Pence will visit London.
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