EU, UK Entering 'Last Week Or So' of 'Substantive' Negotiations: Raab - Tasnim News Agency

The EU and UK are entering "the last week or so" of "substantive" post-Brexit trade negotiations, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said.

With the Brexit transition period set to end in little more than a month's time, Raab suggested talks might soon be reaching a conclusion.

However, he called on the EU to accept a "point of principle" on fisheries, which has so far been a key sticking point in reaching a deal.

"As we leave the transition (period), we are an independent coastal state - we've got to be able to control our waters," the foreign secretary told Sky News on Sunday.

"We can talk about transitions and things like that and we recognize the impact it has on other countries around Europe.

"But that principle comes with sovereignty, comes with leaving not just the EU but the transition period.

"I think the answer is, can the EU accept that point of principle that comes with us leaving the political club?"