DUBLIN (IRELAND) – Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Tuesday that the negotiators of the EU and the UK have options in front of them to reach a post-Brexit free-trade agreement this week, adding that he was optimistic of its success.
“There is a landing zone for an agreement. It will require political will to conclude the deal and there are options to conclude the deal, and so on balance, I would be hopeful that it can be done at the end of this week,” the prime minister told the Irish Times in an interview.
“We are now really in the endgame if a deal is to be arrived at this week,” said Martin, who also expressed optimism last week that the outline of a trade agreement would be reached within days.