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22 August 2019 "I want to find an agreement" on Brexit. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared this from Paris after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, adding that he was "strongly encouraged" by the meeting the day before with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. "I want an agreement," Johnson told reporters and "I think we can come to an agreement and make a good deal." And even on the border with Ireland Johnson said he saw "readily available technical solutions". Macron stated that a solution could be found "within 30 days" on the Irish border issue (backstop clause).

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was keen to reiterate today, before the Paris talks, that "under no circumstances" will the London government set up controls at the Irish border after the Brexit

The EU and the United Kingdom are facing a "useful month" of talks to reach an agreement on Brexit and French President Emmanuel Macron believes that an agreement could be found on the backstop, the mechanism to avoid the return to a physical border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, but in the context of what has already been negotiated. "Within the framework of what has been negotiated, a job must be done," said the tenant of the Elysée, welcoming the British premier, Boris Johnson in Paris. Macron said he was "confident" that a solution could be found "in 30 days" but he also pointed out that any agreement you can find between now and Johnson will be very similar to the one already on the table.

"The future of the Kingdom can only be found in Europe," said French President Emmanuel Macron, stressing that the Brexit scheduled for October 31 "is not a choice of the European Union". Welcoming to the Elysée the British premier Boris Johnson, Macron later said he was confident that a solution could be found within 30 days, as hoped for even yesterday by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, "if there is good will on both sides". But, the president warned, "the fundamental balance" contained in the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU must be respected, starting right from the Irish backstop, which "is an indispensable guarantee for preserving the stability of Ireland and the single market integrity ".