China News Service, Paris, November 4 (Reporter Li Yang) France and the United Kingdom held talks on the fishery dispute on the 4th local time. The two sides agreed to hold further talks to resolve related issues.

　　French Minister of European Affairs Bohn and Britain’s Brexit Minister Frost held talks on the fishery dispute in Paris for about an hour and a half on the same day.

Born posted a photo of him shaking hands with Frost through social media.

He expressed his pleasure to receive Frost in Paris to restart the necessary dialogue and ensure the implementation of the agreement.

　　However, the negotiations on the 4th did not make a breakthrough on the issue of fishery disputes.

Bohn said that there are still obvious differences between the two sides on related issues. The negotiations on the day failed to resolve the fishing license issue, and there is still a lot of work to be done.

He also said that even if "all options are possible", France still hopes to give "a chance" to dialogue.

　　British officials said on the same day that Frost and Born discussed a series of difficulties arising from the application of the agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union. Both sides have clarified their positions and concerns, and the talks are expected to continue next week.

According to the schedule, Frost will go to Brussels on the 5th for talks with the Vice-President of the European Commission Sevcovic.

　　French officials announced last week that because the United Kingdom has not issued a sufficient number of fishing licenses to French fishermen, France has decided to prohibit British fishing vessels from unloading in French ports, and will also conduct systematic inspections on British fishing vessels. The original time for the implementation of relevant sanctions It was the 2nd of this month, but French officials have postponed sanctions against the United Kingdom.

　　The relevant fishery disputes are caused by the fishing rights issue in the relevant waters after Brexit. The main focus at present is the issue of fishing licenses.

Britain requires French fishing vessels to provide GPS location data to prove that they had fished in British waters.

Bohn believes that prior to Brexit, there is no mandatory requirement in the relevant rules, and it is also unable to provide "non-existent data."

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