Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleLONDON - 2 February 2018: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that a Brexit transition period will be agreed with the European Union in seven weeks as she tries to ease concerns that a deal may take longer to reach.The EU has offered Britain a status quo transition until the end of 2020 after Brexit. "In seven weeks time, we will have an agreement with the European Union, that is the timetable they have said on an implementation period," May told the BBC in an interview in China. "We still expect to be able to have the trade guidelines for the March summit," one senior EU official said. If she doesn't say what she wants, we may not be able to prepare our position in time."

Source: Egypt Today February 02, 2018 10:18 UTC