BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday that he had the support of all remaining 27 European Union states on ensuring a Brexit deal delivers legally-binding guarantees there will be no hard border between Ireland and northern Ireland.
Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar arrives for a meeting with European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels, Belgium October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Ahead of a meeting of EU leaders to seek an accord on Britains withdrawal from the bloc, he said he was open to suggestions that a transition period could be extended more than two years.
Reporting by Alissa de Carbonnel; Editing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg
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