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Brussels/London, Dec 17 (EFE).- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated Thursday that a divergence over fishing rights is the main obstacle to reaching agreement by Dec. 31 on new rules to govern trade between the European bloc and the United Kingdom post Brexit.
British Brexit negotiator David Frost arrives at the UK mission to the EU for a new day of talks in Brussels. British and EU negotiators are closing in on a deal to oversee fair competition in a post-Brexit trade deal, but remain deeply divided over fishing. IMAGES
The president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen warns any post-Brexit trade deal must not undermine the EU single market. SOUNDBITE
"I think we can get a deal and a good deal": in Paris, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells French leader Emmanuel Macron that he thinks he can get a deal on Brexit, saying he had been "powerfully encouraged" by talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. IMAGES
EU diplomacy chief Federica Mogherini meets with Russia, China and Iran's Foreign Ministers for the next JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) ministerial meeting on the Iran nuclear deal. IMAGES
NATO foreign ministers meet for the NATO-Ukraine Council foreign ministers' session. One of the issues on the agenda is military aid to Kyiv. It comes on the 75th anniversary of the alliance, menaced by an aggressive Russia and the spectre of Donald Trump's return to power. IMAGES
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