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Japan urges UK to avoid no-deal Brexit
Source: BBC
Japan urges UK to avoid no-deal Brexit
27 June 2019
Japan's foreign minister has told the BBC that he has been telling the two prospective Conservative leaders to avoid a no-deal Brexit.
Taro Kono told the Today programme that he knew Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt "very well" and had told them in meetings, "please no no-deal Brexit".
He said trade talks could not take place until the UK leaves the EU.
Japanese firms were "very concerned" about the implications of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, he said.
Speaking to the BBC ahead of the up-coming G20 meeting in Osaka, he said he had urged both Mr Hunt - the current foreign secretary - and his predecessor, Mr Johnson, to give clarity on Brexit.
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27 June 2019
Japan's foreign minister has told the BBC that he has been telling the two prospective Conservative leaders to avoid a no-deal Brexit.
Taro Kono told the Today programme that he knew Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt "very well" and had told them in meetings, "please no no-deal Brexit".
He said trade talks could not take place until the UK leaves the EU.
Japanese firms were "very concerned" about the implications of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, he said.
Speaking to the BBC ahead of the up-coming G20 meeting in Osaka, he said he had urged both Mr Hunt - the current foreign secretary - and his predecessor, Mr Johnson, to give clarity on Brexit.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48783525
