The United Kingdom and the European Union have almost agreed on a Brexit deal with only one main obstacle left: the future of Gibraltar.
“The British people want Brexit to be settled. They want a good deal that sets us on a course for a brighter future,” British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday.
“The deal that will enable us to do this is now within our grasp. In these crucial 72 hours ahead, I will do everything possible to deliver it for the British people,” she said.
Gibraltar is the one main obstacle which remains to be settled.
May made efforts to settle the issue with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
The two talked on phone for half-an-hour on Thursday.
The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar is strategic enclave located on Spain’s south coast and it has voiced interest in gaining control of Gibraltar.
Madrid and London have been engaged in a sovereignty dispute over the territory for…