Brexit talks extended for a month following Johnson and EU leader Von der Leyen's meeting

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to extend Brexit negotiations for ar month. As per Guardian reports, both leers took te of progress that has alrey been me in roundtable talks and found justification in last push to reach a post-Brexit deal on tre and security. European Union (EU) chief negotiator Michel Barnier will reportedly travel to London this week for talks with UK counterpart David Frost. Both sides will hold follow-up talks in Brussels, week after. 

fresh rounds of negotiations for a Brexit deal were agreed on a phone call between Johnson and Von der Leyen on Saturday, October 3 (local time). media outlet cited its EU sources saying that conversation was “t a game-changer” but at same time, y were t “unhelpful”. Both UK and EU expressed ir willingness to find “landing zones” on most crucial aspects of agreement. 

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UK PM optimistic about Brexit deal

Meanwhile, Johnson has said that he is “pretty optimistic” that a successful Brexit deal could be reached. As UK negotiates a rudimentary free tre agreement with European Union, Johnson opined that prospects of deal were good, if people used “common sense”. His remarks h come just before October 3 talks with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen to determine next step in fraught negotiations.

Speaking to Daily Telegraph, British leer said that prospects of a year-end deal to avoid an abrupt Brexit separation were good if everybody “just exercised some common sense” and looked at deal that is re to be done. Both sides have ackwledged that time is running out if y are to achieve an agreement before current Brexit transition period comes to an end, which is in December. However, Johnson has also asserted that he was prepared to walk away from negotiations if re was agreement by time of next EU summit on October 15.

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