Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki also said Poland "opts for a friendly relationship" with Britain after Brexit, adding that a "disorderly break-up" would be harmful for both the EU and Britain. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said "even after Great Britain leaves we want to have a close relationship". British PM Theresa May said "we'll be talking positively about how we can continue to work together in our special relationship for wider good."
Special relationship
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday she was looking forward to positive talks with U.S. President Donald Trump later this week, after he said that Britain was in turmoil and considered May critic Boris Johnson a friend.
"There's much for us to discuss as you know the special relationship we have with the United States is our longest and deepest defence and security relationship particularly, so we'll be talking about those issues, but also talking about trade issues," said the British PM.
"As we know there are particular issues between the European Union and the United States because of the trade tariffs issue at the moment, when he imposed those tariffs on steel and aluminium and the European Union responded," said Theresa May.
"But we'll be talking positively about how we can continue to work together in our special relationship for the good of people living in the UK and the United States and actually for the wider good, because that is what our relationship has helped to underpin: the security of Europe and more widely," she said.
"And on the issue of where we are in terms of the Chequers agreement and the proposal that will be coming out in more detail later this week with the white paper, that absolutely keeps faith with the vote of the British people, we will bring an end to free movement an end to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in the United Kingdom, an end to sending vast sums of money every year to the European Union," announced the British PM.
"We will come out of the Common Fisheries Policy, we will come out of the Common Agricultural Policy. But we will do this in a way which will be a smooth and orderly Brexit, a Brexit that protects jobs, protects livelihoods, and also meets our commitment for no hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland," Theresa May concluded.
"Spirit of friendship"
German chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany and other members of state want to maintain a "close relationship with Great Britain" after they leave the EU and keep a "spirit of friendship" during talks.
"And I say on behalf of Germany, that even after Great Britain leaves we want to have a close relationship with Great Britain and I think the same goes for all the member states of the European Union. We are still Europeans even if we are not in the same European Union. And now it is about moving the negotiations forward and now that Great Britain will put forward a white paper we have taken a big step forward," said the German Chancellor.
"Now we, as the 27 under the leadership of Jean-Claude Juncker and Michel Barnier will form a position and give a joint response to the proposals. But it's good that the proposals are on the table - that much I can say already without going into details. So we will continue to have some exciting talks but all in the spirit of friendship and always with the spirit of wanting to work together well in the future," added Angela Merkel.
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Key partners
"We are satisfied with the way current (Brexit) negotiations go, they are not easy of course. They also apply to the rights of Polish people living in the UK, but also financial settlements, and many other matters," said Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
"Poland opts for very friendly relationship and deal with the Great Britain in the spirit of preserving all the rules regarding the financing and also the rights of the people living on the islands (in the United Kingdom). But on the other hand, we also think it wouldn't be good and it would be harmful for both Great Britain and the European Union, if we had a sudden and disorderly break-up of the Great Britain and the European Union," said Morawiecki.
"We opt for a sensible process of negotiations. We would like to cooperate as closely as possible with Great Britain both economically, in the sphere of investment and trade, and last but not least, also in the sphere of security, which is a very important matter since Great Britain is one of the key partners in NATO as well," the Polish PM summed up.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 International, Reuters