China News Service, December 24, according to comprehensive foreign media reports, the UK-EU trade talks are still in full swing.

British media said that British Prime Minister Johnson is expected to announce on the 24th local time that the two sides will reach an agreement on trade and security issues after Brexit.

However, on the 24th, Ireland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Coviny stated that fishing rights-related issues emerged at the final juncture of the negotiations, which delayed the announcement of the agreement between the two parties.

On January 29, local time, the European Parliament approved the "Brexit" agreement.

The picture shows the parliamentarians holding high the banner of "Forever Unity" after the voting.

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  According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), disputes over fishing rights and future rules of commercial competition have been the main obstacle to reaching an agreement in the negotiations for months.

But Laura Kuenssberg, the political editor of the BBC, said Downing Street now seems "very confident" in reaching an agreement.

  The report pointed out that the EU and the UK seemed to be about to reach a Brexit trade agreement, and Johnson informed his cabinet of the progress of the negotiations in Brussels.

It is believed that the negotiators are now discussing the final details.

The two parties are expected to formally announce the agreement on the 24th local time.

  However, according to Reuters, on the 24th, Ireland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Covinni said that fishing rights-related issues emerged at the final juncture of the negotiations, which delayed the announcement of a trade agreement between Britain and Europe.

But Covinni believes that the two sides are still expected to make this announcement later on the 24th.

  In addition, a British source also said that the completion of the Brexit trade negotiations may have "a few hours", and he also has high hopes that the negotiators will soon reach an agreement.

  Britain officially "Brexit" on January 31, 2020, and then entered an 11-month transition period.

The two sides started negotiations on future relations with a trade agreement as the core in March, and look forward to reaching an agreement during the transition period.

If no agreement is reached, the trade between the two sides will return to the WTO framework from 2021 and re-implement arrangements such as border inspections and tariffs.