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TEHRAN, Feb 27 - French President Emmanuel Macron says Britain needs a good reason to seek a delay of its scheduled March 29 departure from the European Union.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Speaking in a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris Wednesday, Macron reiterated that the withdrawal agreement "cannot be renegotiated."
Any delay request would need to be justified by "a clear perspective on the goal," he said. "We don't need time, we need decisions."
Merkel said that Germany and France "agree completely" that the already-negotiated withdrawal agreement stands.
"If Britain needs a bit more time, we will not refuse that, but we are aiming for an orderly solution — an orderly withdrawal by the British from the European Union," she said.
Source: AP
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