UK complies with EU trade deal, Johnson's spokesman says
Asked by a reporter if there were any plans to send in the navy, the spokesman said no. "We will continue to seek clarity and have those discussions before we decide what the appropriate response is," he added.
- Country:
- United Kingdom
Britain is fully in compliance with the rules of its post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, and wants further talks with French and EU officials over why a UK trawler has been detained by France, a government spokesman said on Thursday.
Earlier on Thursday Britain condemned France's seizure of a British fishing boat in French waters as "disproportionate" in a dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights that risks spinning out of control. A spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said London's ambassador to France was in touch with Paris's Europe minister over the matter and Britain's Environment, Food and Rural Affairs minister was working with the EU commissioners.
"We want to have discussions with the French government and with the EU," the spokesman said. Asked by a reporter if there were any plans to send in the navy, the spokesman said no. "We will continue to seek clarity and have those discussions before we decide what the appropriate response is," he added.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Boris Johnson
- London
- French
- Paris
- Environment
- Food
- Europe
- Britain
- post-Brexit
- France
- British
- European Union
ALSO READ
France's air traffic control strikes ground flights across Europe
Ukraine's Zelenskiy meets Britain's Jeremy Hunt in Kyiv
Olympics-Britain, Australia call for WADA review amid China furore
Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges preventive measures
Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski says Poland wants to return to group of countries setting the European Union's direction, reports AP.