Negotiations to conclude a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom Starts one month or more later at 6:07 on May 6
The UK started negotiations on the 5th to conclude a free trade agreement with the United States, which had been postponed due to the response to the new coronavirus after leaving the EU.
Negotiations to conclude a free trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States were scheduled to begin during March following the UK's withdrawal from the EU in January, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection I was postponed.
The negotiations, which began more than a month later and began on the 5th, are conducted using a video conference system, and the two countries should place the conclusion of a free trade agreement as a top priority for the economy in a serious situation. It matched with.
It will promote trade and investment and conclude ambitious trade agreements. Negotiations for a comprehensive trade agreement will be divided into approximately 30 groups over the next two weeks.
The UK is also in the process of conducting trade negotiations with the EU and aims to conclude a free trade agreement by the end of the year, when the “transition period” to avoid the sudden change accompanying the withdrawal ends.
However, negotiations have been delayed due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and the gap between the two sides is wide, making it difficult.