Flags of the EU fly in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, June 30, 2020.(Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
Barnier, along with his UK counterpart David Frost, decided to suspend the high-level negotiations "for a short period." Barnier said on Twitter that the two sides will continue their work "in full respect of guidelines."
BRUSSELS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The negotiations between representatives from the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) had to be halted on Thursday after a member of the EU team tested positive for COVID-19, EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier said.
Barnier, along with his UK counterpart David Frost, decided to suspend the high-level negotiations "for a short period." Barnier said on Twitter that the two sides will continue their work "in full respect of guidelines."
In his tweet, Frost said "the health of our teams comes first" and he was following the situation closely.
The latest round of negotiations for the future EU-UK partnership kicked off in Brussels early this week, aiming to find a common ground on contentious issues such as fisheries with only six weeks to go before the UK will formally leave the bloc.
Photo taken on March 6, 2019 shows UK flags and European Union flags flying outside the Houses of Parliament in London.(Xinhua/Stephen Chung) ■
