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E.U. to engage U.K. in major organizations despite onset of Brexit

A top E.U. negotiator says it turn to the U.N., WTO and G-20 as important go-betweens with the U.K. after leaving the bloc.

London Underground's Westminster Station
London Underground's Westminster Station (AN/J. Heilprin)

The European Union's top Brexit negotiator says it will rely on other international organizations to "continue to engage positively" once the United Kingdom leaves the soon-to-be 27-nation bloc on Jan. 31, 2020.

Michel Barnier, who has overseen the E.U.'s rocky path with the U.K. since July 2016 — a month after British voters narrowly approved the referendum to leave — said aside from bilateral relations, the United Nations, World Trade Organization and Group of 20 will serve as important go-betweens.

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