Sanctions unless he agrees to a cease fire. So far rejected any attempts to broker a truce says and says his country isnt worried about further sanctions the operation began over a week ago after the u. S. Withdrew support for kurdish allies in Northern Syria those fighters are regarded as terrorists by turkey. Well check in with Charles Stratford shortly about the fighting thats happening on the ground hes joining us near the turkish Syrian Border 1st though across over to politico who is monitoring diplomatic developments from washington d. C. And you know just about 24 hours ago when you and i were speaking on the air we heard from pretty much say let them do whatever they want over there let them deal with it by themselves how difficult does that make the job of the Vice President and the secretary of state who are there to on a mandate really to negotiate with on a cease fire. It was head scratching really because it seems that the president s public statements are making pences a
Issue and weve got to take that into account in negotiations which will start if the agreement is finally ratified we shal still give some priority to the conclusion of a new fisheries agreement providing for access by you have been fisherman to british share waters under conditions to be negotiated and of course theyll be access for british processed products to the. E. U. Market or that will have to be treated together and which will be constructive and we take this as a priority in the press conference thank you. Bill. Thats the scene right now in brussels so e. U. And britain are very close to the final stretch off brecks it with approval by the British Parliament and the European Parliament the law steps to take thats according to the European Council president donald tusk who was speaking in that press conference and standing alongside him was enclosed younker hes the president of the European Commission the irish Prime Minister as well was there leo hard car and Michel Barnier t
Northern Irish Parliament will be able to vote on whether the terms of the deal apply but that vote can only take place 4 years after the agreement takes effect in 2021. Thats. So it seems that theyve. Managed to come away with the classic last minute deal whats so different about this one. Its a deal simply that takes the boxes of both sides opposed the European Union it protects the integrity of the Single Market it in upholds peace on the island of ireland and it takes the boxes of Boris Johnsons new government much more right on the briggs it theme than to reserve mays was it allows the u. K. To exit hole and entire out of the Customs Union and set off on the high seas and reach all those from tass tick International Trade deals the brics it has always promised here in brussels with the conclusion of this deal its been indorsed draft form by the leaders the 27 leaders subject to being ratified by the e. U. And the British Parliament of course theres a real sense of relief and of ex
Would they have a disagreement amongst themselves in the e. U. If they were clear if that were a question of the further delay. I can only tell you that this evening there was very pointedly no conversation or discussion about a delay there is very much a sense that if you dont talk about the delay then youre not going to be sending a message to british parliamentarians that they can feel free not to vote for this deal and they will have a comfortable extension period in which to come up with alternative options that that idea of no deal or no deal breaker has been taken off the table there is a sense here and Boris Johnson pushed the leaders on it today saying look its got to be this deal or no deal i dont want to delay im going to ask for a delay there is a sense here that youve got to stop to talk about a delay for the moment. But yes there might be constituencies among the leaders who have a different view about that emmanuel macro on the french would very much like this to be over
London coming up on this news hour yemens government edges closer to a deal that could end a power struggle in the Southern City of aden. And election observers killed in mozambique and Rights Groups around the alarm over voting irregularities. And boxing mourns the 4 fighter to die from injuries sustained in the ring in as many months joe will have details in support. The u. K. s Prime Minister is facing a brakes it showdown in parliament after managing to clinch a last minute withdraw agreement with the European Union Boris Johnson has managed to change some terms over whats become bricks its Biggest Issue out of the border between Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland is still unclear if enough m. P. s will back his agreement when they meet on saturday or some of the deals terms Northern Ireland stays in the European Unions Single Market for goods that means checks will take place at ports and airports and not on the land border with the Irish Republic or of the u. K. Will le