Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an official letter to European Council President Donald Tusk called for the deletion from the agreement on brexia the condition of the preservation of Northern Ireland within the Customs Union of the EU.

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About it reports a press-service of the British Prime Minister.

“Backstop cannot become part of the agreement on the withdrawal of Britain from the EU. It is a fact that we must recognize. I think our problem is the desire to find other solutions, and I believe that agreement is possible,” the statement said Johnson.

He stressed that the British government will not put a hard boundary between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and to introduce additional checks and controls.

Earlier, Johnson said the need to achieve the conclusion of a free trade agreement with the EU after breccia.