Aug 25, 2017, 6:19 PM

UK to pay divorce bill

UK to pay divorce bill

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Boris Johnson says that the UK will pay a divorce bill to the EU.

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson stated that United Kingdom will pay "a divorce bill" to the EU as a result of Brexit strictly in accordance with its obligations.

The United Kingdom will pay "a divorce bill " to the European Union as a result of Brexit strictly in accordance with its obligations and not "a penny more" or less, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Friday, according to Sputnik.

Johnson said,"That are not figures I recognize… I think that some of the sums that I have seen seem to be very high. Of course, we will meet our obligations… we should pay not a penny more, not a penny less of what we think our legal obligations amount to."

In July, EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier called on the United Kingdom to recognize its financial obligations that come with its EU membership.

Brexit negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union officially kicked off on June 19, and are due to be completed by the end of March 2019.

MNA/Sputnik

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