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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain’s Brexit minister David Davis and the European Union’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier will start talks over Britain’s departure from the EU on Monday, Britain’s Department for Exiting the European Union and the European Commission said on Thursday in a joint statement.

“David Davis, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, and Michel Barnier, the European Commission’s Chief Negotiator, agreed today to launch Article 50 negotiations on Monday, 19 June,” the statement read.

EU officials have said the talks will be in Brussels.