Brexit minister David Davis told a British parliamentary committee in April that an EU demand for progress by June on the Irish border issue, a major sticking point in Brexit talks, was an “artificial deadline.”
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France says June is 'ultimate deadline' for Brexit progress on Northern Ireland
But at a news conference in Dublin with Irish counterpart Simon Coveney, Le Drian said the issue could not be delayed.

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