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Poland, Britain discuss EU citizens' rights

Xinhua, January 19, 2017 Adjust font size:

Polish and British prime ministers on Wednesday discussed in a phone conversation the EU citizens' rights to those living in Britain, Polish deputy foreign minister Konrad Szymanski said.

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo "presented detailed expectations regarding guarantees of acquired rights of Poles in Britain", according to Szymanski.

"The two prime ministers agreed that this matter should be resolved as soon as possible along principles of reciprocity," Szymanski said.

It is estimated that around one million Polish citizens currently live in Britain.

Other topics of the phone talk included London's obligations towards the EU budget, future trade relations and future cooperation in security, according to the Polish prime minister's chancellery.

The phone conversation was requested by the British side, it said.

In a decisive speech on Tuesday that sets a course for a clean break with the European Union, May promised to quit the EU single market and seek a free trade agreement with the EU.

She also pledged to restrict access to Britain by EU citizens and end the jurisdiction in Britain of the European Court of Justice.

The 12-point blueprint was dubbed a "hard Brexit". Endit