PARIS: French President Francois Hollande told British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday that Brexit negotiations must first deal with how Britain will leave the bloc before talks could be held on Britain’s future relations with the EU, his office said.
The outgoing French president told May in a telephone call that the negotiations must be held in a “clear and constructive manner, so as to lift uncertainties and to fully respect the rules and interests of the 27-member European Union.”
“The President indicated that the talks must at first be about the terms of withdrawal, dealing especially with citizens’ rights and obligations resulting from the commitments made by the United Kingdom,” a statement from Hollande’s Elysee office said.
“On the basis of the progress made, we could open discussions on the framework of future relations between the United Kingdom and the European Union,” it said.
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France’s Hollande tells May talks on future EU-UK relations must wait
France’s Hollande tells May talks on future EU-UK relations must wait
US regulator briefly grounds JetBlue flights after system outage
- Advisory that the ground stop, which was in force for less than an hour, was issued at the airline’s request
WASHINGTON: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Tuesday it had lifted a brief order grounding all JetBlue flights, after the airline suffered a system outage.
The FAA said in an advisory that the ground stop, which was in force for less than an hour, was issued at the airline’s request.
JetBlue said a system outage was to blame for its ground stop request.
“A brief system outage has been resolved and we have resumed operations,” the airline told AFP in a statement.
The FAA did not immediately reply to AFP’s request for comment.
The FAA said in an advisory that the ground stop, which was in force for less than an hour, was issued at the airline’s request.
JetBlue said a system outage was to blame for its ground stop request.
“A brief system outage has been resolved and we have resumed operations,” the airline told AFP in a statement.
The FAA did not immediately reply to AFP’s request for comment.
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