According to her, there was a lively discussion on the unresolved issues of Britain's exit from the EU.

“We understand each other's position.

They stay far apart.

The representatives of the parties should immediately reconvene to try to resolve these issues.

We'll come to a solution by the end of the weekend, ”von der Leyen wrote on Twitter.

Earlier, Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn expressed the opinion that Great Britain risks leaving not only the European Union, but also de facto leaving all of Europe if negotiations with the EU on a trade deal fail.

In October, Johnson urged his compatriots to be prepared for the kingdom's failure to agree on a trade deal with the EU.

Read more about resolving the situation around Brexit in the RT material.