Macron – Johnson meeting: what came out of this interview about fishing?

The tête-à-tête between the French President and the British Prime Minister took place this Sunday, October 31 in Rome (Italy), during the G20 summit. “Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson share the same objective, that of a de-escalation of tensions on fishing in the coming days, this is what the Elysee says at the end of this meeting, says journalist Guillaume Daret live from the Italian capital. This means that they will work on very concrete measures to find solutions, in particular to these famous fishing licenses. ”

The interview between the two leaders lasted about thirty minutes. “Emmanuel Macron asks that Boris Johnson respect his signature. Moreover, Paris believes that it is not a Franco-British problem but a problem between the United Kingdom and the European Union, because respect for the post-Brexit agreement is at stake “, continues the journalist from France Télévisions. A relative of Emmanuel Macron judge “that the Head of State has done all he can and that the ball is now in Boris Johnson’s court”, concludes Guillaume Daret.