UK Urges France To 'de-escalate' Fishing Row

UK urges France to 'de-escalate' fishing row

London, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Oct, 2021 ) :The UK government on Thursday urged France to defuse a worsening row over post-Brexit fishing rights after Paris threatened severe reprisals.

Britain's Environment Secretary George Eustice told parliament that he had spoken to EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius and stressed: "It is important we remain calm, de-escalate it."