site.btaPrime Minister Borissov Discusses Brexit Negotiations with British PM

March 8 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov
Thursday talked over the phone with his British counterpart
Theresa May at her request, the Government Information Service
reported. May informed him about the progress in the Brexit
negotiations and underscored the importance of the March 12 vote
 in the British Parliament and her government's determination to
 leave the EU with a deal.

The two prime ministers also talked about the progress in the
bilateral negotiations on Brexit. May expressed gratitude for
the good cooperation between the Bulgarian and British experts
in the negotiations on the future rules and procedures after the
 UK leaves the European Union in areas such as internal affairs,
 healthcare and social insurance.
 
Borissov expressed his support for the provision of a gradual
and regulated Brexit with a preservation of the good cooperation
 with the EU and with Bulgaria. He stressed that his country
considers the UK a strategic partner.

Borissov and May agreed on the need to not allow political
instability with a negative impact on everyone in the EU.

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