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A Downing Street spokesperson said:

This afternoon the Prime Minister hosted Prime Minister Michel of Belgium for talks at Downing Street. 皇冠体育appy discussed the ongoing negotiations around the UK鈥檚 exit from the EU with the PM stressing that it was important to recognise the progress made thus far. She spoke about the agreements reached on vital issues such as citizens鈥� rights and the financial settlement and said that the agreement in principle of the implementation period had also given businesses much greater certainty. 皇冠体育app Prime Minister and Prime Minister Michel looked forward to the June European Council.

皇冠体育app leaders spoke about global issues with the Prime Minister reiterating the UK鈥檚 commitment to the Iran nuclear deal as the best way of neutralising the threat of a nuclear armed Iran. 皇冠体育app leaders agreed that there are important things that the deal does not cover, but which need to be addressed such as ballistic missiles and Iran鈥檚 destabilising regional activity.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister and Prime Minister Michel spoke about the importance of multilateralism and of the rules based international system. 皇冠体育appy agreed that it was vital to restore the international norm that the use of chemical weapons can never be acceptable. 皇冠体育app Prime Minister thanked Prime Minister Michel for the solidarity shown by Belgium following the chemical attack in Salisbury.

皇冠体育appy discussed Russia, agreeing on the importance of continued international cooperation to tackle Russian destabilising activity in Syria, Ukraine and elsewhere.

Finally the leaders looked forward to the upcoming World Cup fixture between the England and Belgium football teams in June.