French President Macron: will continue to work on Brexit despite COVID illness

cde.news desk 18 December 2020, 18:52 · 1 min read

epa08800152 French President Emmanuel Macron (R) salutes local authorities as he arrives at the 'Centre de cooperation policiere et douaniere' (CCPD, Franco-Spanish Police and Customs Cooperation Center) during a visit on the strengthening border controls at the crossing between Spain and France, at Le Perthus, France, 05 November 2020. EPA-EFE/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO / POOL

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said in a Twitter video published on Friday that he would continue to work on the Brexit talks, despite self-isolating and working remotely after having tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.

“I am working at a slightly slower pace because of the virus, but I shall continue to focus on high-priority issues, such as our handling of the epidemic, or for example the Brexit dossier,” said Macron.

Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, Geert de Clercq and Matthieu Protard; Editing by Jon Boyle

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