US Secretary of State Blinken welcomes Northern Ireland talks progress after meeting UK’s Cleverly

“US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after meeting his British counterpart on Tuesday that Washington welcomed apparent progress in talks between Britain and the European Union aimed at resolving a post-Brexit trade row over Northern Ireland,” reported Reuters late Tuesday.

The news cites talks between US Secretary of State Blinken and Britain’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly’s talks at the State Department in Washington for the news. The discussions were mainly focused on support for Ukraine in its war with Russia though.

Key quotes

The US position is that there must be a negotiated settlement that is acceptable to all sides.

We’re heartened that in recent days the United Kingdom and the European Union have made substantive progress toward a negotiated solution.