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Irish foreign minister does not expect commitment to new Brexit summit date

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LONDON (Reuters) – Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said he did not expect a meeting of EU leaders later on Wednesday to agree a date for a special Brexit summit in mid-November.

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney arrives to address during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

“I think whats more likely is that dates will be suggested but that there wont be a commitment to a new summit unless there is a signal from the negotiating teams that theres something to sign off on,” Coveney told BBC radio on Wednesday.

British Prime Minister Theresa May will address the EU leaders in Brussels before they decide at dinner after May has left whether to firm up a tentative plan to hold a special Brexit summit in mid-November.

Coveney also said that EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has indicated that the EU is willing to allow more time to find a solution to the issue of the Irish backstop.

Reporting by Sarah Young. Editing by Andrew MacAskill

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