France Prepared to Resume Talks With UK on Illegal Immigration: Minister

France Prepared to Resume Talks With UK on Illegal Immigration: Minister
France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin speaks at a press conference after a meeting with ministers responsible for immigration from France, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands to discuss ways of preventing migrants crossing the English Channel by boat, at Calais City Hall, on Nov. 28, 2021. Francois Lo Presti/AFP via Getty Images
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France is prepared to resume discussions with the UK about its illegal immigration crisis if the British government takes talks seriously, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday.

He told a press conference: “We cannot change our geography, so we need to come to an understanding with our British friends and allies even though they have chosen to leave Europe. The common interest of Europe and Great Britain is to work together to try to solve this problem.”