Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Thursday that a fisheries obstacle appeared in the last moments and delayed the announcement of a trade agreement between Britain and the European Union, although it was expected to come out later today.
Coveney told Irish radio RTL that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson “was supposed to hold a press conference now but that hasn’t happened. So there is some last-minute hitch” regarding the text of the fisheries agreement.
He added, “I was hoping to speak to you this morning, coinciding with two important announcements in London and Brussels, but we still expect this later today.”
