UK announces draft agreement with EU on Brexit

IANS  |  London 

Negotiatiors from the and the have formulated a draft agreement, the office of said Tuesday.

Ministers will be able to read the text of the agreement before the meeting, May's office said.

British reported that May will meet individually Tuesday evening with each of her ministers to prepare for the meeting.

The will seek the approval of her Cabinet before finalizing the pact with London's 27 EU partners.

The most Euroskeptical faction of the Conservative up to now has been critical of the progress of the negotiations.

During the weekly Cabinet meeting Tuesday morning, May told her team that only a small number of matters remained to be negotiated in the talks with

The thorniest problem in the dialogue, avoiding the need for customs checks and an accompanying "hard border" between the UK province of and the Republic of Ireland, has now been resolved, Irish reported Tuesday, though noting that the text remained subject to modification.

But the Irish said Tuesday that there are still "matters outstanding" in the EU-UK talks.

"At the moment there is nothing confirmed," a for said.

Ireland's foreign minister, Simon Coveney, amplified those comments.

"Negotiations between the EU and UK on a Withdrawal Agreement are ongoing and have not concluded. Negotiators are still engaged and a number of issues are outstanding. We are not commenting further on leaks in the media," he said through a

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First Published: Wed, November 14 2018. 04:58 IST