Estonian President Kaljulaid: Irish backstop can't be changed for Brexit deal
|Reuters reports the recent comments delivered by the Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid on the Irish border backstop issue at the Munich Security Conference.
Key Quotes:
Asked about British demands to change the backstop, Kaljulaid said: “This is not possible.”
Asked if a time limit could be put on the backstop, she added: “Then it is not a backstop anymore. We agreed that there will be an Irish backstop. It can’t be changed.”
“We are all concerned ... A no deal Brexit – if it will happen – will be a huge problem. It would be terribly difficult administratively.”
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