国际英语资讯:Pompeo hints U.S. may sign free trade deal with Britain even with hard Brexit
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 10-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="hinted">hinted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hugh">Hugh</span> <span word="Hewitt">Hewitt</span> <span word="Show">Show</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="teleconference">teleconference</span>, <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="top">top</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="affirmatively">affirmatively</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>."</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="incredibly">incredibly</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>, <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="amongst">amongst</span> <span word="them">them</span>."</p><p><span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acknowledgement">acknowledgement</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="margin">margin</span>."</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> "<span word="backstop">backstop</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>" <span word="among">among</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> "<span word="is">is</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revoke">revoke</span> <span word="unilaterally">unilaterally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notification">notification</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> (<span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>)."</p>
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