A deal on Britain's imminent withdrawal from the EU appears "within reach but is not guaranteed," France's deputy foreign minister said Thursday ahead of what is considered a make-or-break summit in Brussels for securing an accord.
"We're hoping for a deal and if it can come in the coming hours, that would be perfect," Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne told Public Senat television.
But he said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would have to secure parliament's backing, acknowledging in particular that he would "have to negotiate with the unionist party" of Northern Ireland, which "isn't easy."
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