[New York 23rd Reuters]-British Prime Minister Johnson met with EU President Tusk on the 23rd to show that the EU side needs action and flexibility to agree on a withdrawal negotiation. A government spokesman revealed.
The two leaders met during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. According to the spokesman, the state of negotiations over alternatives to the “backstop (safety)” on the Irish border issue, which is at issue in the proposed withdrawal agreement, was discussed.
A spokesman said that Prime Minister Johnson emphasized that the EU needs to show action and flexibility to get an agreement, and that the two leaders agreed to keep in touch for the next few weeks. .
President Tusk said in a post on Twitter: “There is no breakthrough. There is no breakup.