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EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator Says Talks Should Start When UK 'Ready'

© REUTERS / Eric VidalEuropean Union Chief Negotiator for Brexit Michel Barnier looks on during a news conference after a European General Affairs Ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium May 22, 2017.
European Union Chief Negotiator for Brexit Michel Barnier looks on during a news conference after a European General Affairs Ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium May 22, 2017. - Sputnik International
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The European Union's chief negotiator Michel Barnier wrote on Twitter on Friday that Brexit negotiations should begin when the United Kingdom is "ready" following an election that had thrown Prime Minister Theresa May's majority into disarray.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — ​The formal start of Brexit negotiations was due on June 19 with UK Brexit secretary David Davis' meeting Barnier.

"Brexit negotiations should start when UK is ready; timetable and EU positions are clear. Let's put our minds together on striking a deal," Barnier wrote.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, outlining the nation's exit from the European Union, in March this year. Under the article, the process must be completed within two years.

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