US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 13 US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss held a telephone conversation to discuss continued assistance to Ukraine, as well as a bill in the UK to revise the provisions of the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol, according to the American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke today with British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to continue coordinating on vital assistance to Ukraine and support for transatlantic unity… They discussed the Northern Ireland Protocol, and Secretary of State urged Foreign Secretary Truss to continue negotiations in good faith with the EU to come to a decision, that would preserve the gains of the Belfast Agreement,» State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. The British government has introduced a bill unilaterally revising the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol as part of the Brexit agreement, 
Blinken criticized Iranian authorities for «empty» nuclear deal dialogue According to the Northern Ireland Protocol, the region was subject to a number of EU rules , and a customs border was established between Northern Ireland and the rest of Britain to prevent a «back door» for goods entering the EU single market. With the help of the prepared bill, London plans to create a «green channel» for goods moving from Britain to Northern Ireland, as well as change tax rules and deprive the European Court of the role of the sole arbitrator in disputes.
