[Brussels 20th Reuters]-The UK's Berkeley European Union withdrawal minister said on the 20th that he was confident that an agreement with the EU would be possible over the proposed withdrawal agreement.
After meeting with EU Barnier chief negotiator, the minister told reporters that "a common desire to reach agreement was shown" and that an agreement was possible.
Withdrawing from "no agreement" would be confusing to both sides, and stressed that the European Commissioner Junker and British Prime Minister Johnson issued a clear message that "agreement is feasible".
A technical-level meeting will be held again next week, and Prime Minister Johnson and EU President Tusk are expected to meet at the UN General Assembly in New York next week.
The European Commission confirmed in the statement announced on the same day that the technical level discussion will continue. On that basis, the solution to the Irish border problem, which is the issue of the proposed withdrawal agreement, “backstop (security network)” is positive to consider the alternatives presented by the United Kingdom, He reaffirmed the recognition that a “legally functioning solution” needs to be included.
