国际英语资讯:Irish PM, German Chancellor hold phone talk over Brexit issue
<p><span word="DUBLIN">DUBLIN</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 3-- <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Leo">Leo</span> <span word="Varadkar">Varadkar</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reassurances">reassurances</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="guarantees">guarantees</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="contradict">contradict</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Withdrawal">Withdrawal</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span>.</p><p><span word="Leo">Leo</span> <span word="Varadkar">Varadkar</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="Buildings">Buildings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 40-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ratification">ratification</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Withdrawal">Withdrawal</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="January">January</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2018. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="guarantees">guarantees</span>, <span word="clarifications">clarifications</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="explanations">explanations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="guarantees">guarantees</span>, <span word="clarifications">clarifications</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="explanations">explanations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="backstop">backstop</span>" <span word="inoperable">inoperable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> "<span word="hard">hard</span>" <span word="border">border</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="topics">topics</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>, <span word="medicine">medicine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protections">protections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stockpiles">stockpiles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>.</p>
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