Britain announces suspension from participating in EU meetings

LONDON, Aug 20 (kuna) -- The British government announced Tuesday that it would stop sending representatives to most European Union institutions from the beginning of September The Department for Exiting the European Union mentioned in a press statement that Britain is preparing to leave in the end of October.
British officials will participate in meetings that relate only to British interests, including on the issue of Brexit, security and financial issues or international relations, it said, adding that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will attend the next European summit The announcement came a day after Johnson sent a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk informing him of his government's rejection of the draft agreement because of a dispute over the mechanism of trade and customs across the Irish border. (end) mrn.gaa