Irish PM, German Chancellor hold phone talk over Brexit issue

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar addresses a press briefing at Government Buildings in Dublin, Ireland, Jan. 3, 2019. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said that he held a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday morning during which both leaders agreed that no reassurances or guarantees sought by the British side should contradict what has been agreed in the Withdrawal Agreement. (Xinhua)