Leaders of Britain and France agree on exploring whether there is room for compromise in the EU withdrawal agreement draft, August 23, 4:25
British Prime Minister Johnson visited France, met with President Macron, and discussed the withdrawal from the EU = European Union. President Macron expressed his idea of exploring whether there is room for compromise, while reemphasizing the position of the withdrawal agreement that has already been agreed.
Prime Minister Johnson of England, who is visiting a foreign country for the first time since his inauguration, visited France after Germany and met with President Macron.
At a meeting before the talks, Prime Minister Johnson said, “We want to get an agreement with the EU. However, it is the will of the citizens to leave on October 31 regardless of whether they agree.” He was also confident that he would find a solution to the provisions surrounding border control in Northern Ireland, which is pending in the draft agreement that established the conditions for withdrawal.
In response, President Macron said, “There will be no search for a new draft agreement. We must find out if there is anything that can be adjusted within the framework of the negotiations that the EU has made,” responding to the revision of the draft agreement While reemphasizing the position that was not present, he expressed the idea that he was ready to consider whether some kind of response was possible.
According to the French Presidential Office, the two sides agreed to explore whether there was room for compromise between the EU and the UK by the end of next month.
In a meeting with German Prime Minister Merkel, Prime Minister Johnson agreed that Britain would give concrete proposals within 30 days, but it is unclear whether it will be possible to come up with a solution within a limited time.