{"id":17732,"date":"2020-11-09T09:43:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T13:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17732"},"modified":"2020-11-09T09:43:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T13:43:59","slug":"biden-victory-may-help-with-brexit-trade-talks-coveney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17732","title":{"rendered":"Biden Victory May Help With Brexit Trade Talks – Coveney"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>Joe Biden’s election victory may have an impact on a crucial week of British-European Union trade talks after the US president-elect’s recent intervention in support of Ireland’s position, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said on Monday.<\/p>\n

“I think perhaps it does [make a difference]. Joe Biden is a real friend of Ireland, he is somebody who in the middle of this campaign has taken the time to make a very clear statement on the need to prevent a hard border at any point in the future linked to Brexit policy,” Mr Coveney told RT\u00c9.<\/p>\n

“The relationship between Donald Trump and Boris Johnson was a close one and there was a lot of talk about a US\/UK trade deal happening quickly,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Now that Joe Biden is going to be the next president, I certainly think that will be a cause for a pause for thought in Number 10 [Downing Street] to ensure Irish issues are prioritized as we try to close out this phase.”<\/p>\n

Talks resume in London on Monday on a post-Brexit trade deal, with Downing Street saying that “significant differences remain between the two sides.” – Thomson-Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n

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