British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday sought to dampen optimism about an imminent settlement in the dispute over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland that has brought political turmoil to the region and clouded relations with the European Union.
A recent flurry of meetings and diplomatic activity, including his own late-night dash to Belfast on Thursday night, has yet to yield an agreement, Sunak said during a question-and-answer session following his speech at a security conference in Munich.
The so-called Northern Ireland Protocol, which governs trade between the region and the Republic of Ireland, has been one of the most vexing issues facing the EU and Britain since the U.K. left the bloc more than two years ago. "They also had a positive discussion about the talks on the Ireland-Northern Ireland Protocol," the prime minister's office said in a statement. "They agreed that there had been very good progress to find solutions. Intensive work in the coming days is still needed at official and ministerial levels."
The Democratic Unionist Party forced the collapse of the region's power-sharing government almost a year ago, saying it wouldn't return until the protocol was renegotiated.
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