EU's Tusk says there are "optimistic" signs on Brexit

Reuters
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ATHENS, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The head of the European Council Donald Tusk said on Friday there were optimistic signs that a deal on Brexit could be reached.

"We have received optimistic messages that there could be a deal," Tusk told reporters via a translator in Nicosia after meeting Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades.

Ireland’s finance minister said he was hopeful talks between the chief Brexit negotiators of the European Union and Britain would yield a positive outcome on Friday.

(Reporting by Lefteris Papadimas)