They issued a joint statement without a new deadline to negotiate

The European Union and Britain agree to extend the Brexit negotiations

Boris Johnson: "The failure of the (Brexit) negotiations remains the most likely scenario."

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced that they have agreed by phone to extend negotiations aimed at reaching a trade agreement between the two sides after Britain's exit from the bloc (Brexit).

The joint statement issued by the two sides did not mention a new term for the negotiations.

The statement said that the two sides see that it is an awareness of responsibility to make a final effort, despite the stress that followed nearly a year of negotiations and exceeded several deadlines.

The statement noted that the negotiators were mandated to resume negotiations.

It was supposed to issue a final decision yesterday on breaking off negotiations between the two sides or reaching an agreement, as von der Leyen and Johnson had agreed upon during their meeting in Brussels last Wednesday.

Negotiators have been trying to make progress on the controversial points for years, which are primarily fair conditions for competition and access of European fishermen to British waters.

Johnson said that the failure of trade talks after Brexit was still the "most likely" scenario, despite the decision of the United Kingdom and the European Union to continue their talks.

He added in statements to British television: "I have to repeat that the most likely thing now is that we must definitely prepare for Britain's exit from the European Union under the terms of the World Trade Organization."

Follow our latest local and sports news, and the latest political and economic developments via Google news