Must finish work on impact of U.S. sanctions before any Huawei update, says UK PM's spokesman

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01/06/2020 13:18

LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - The first step for any decision
on Chinese telecoms company Huawei is for Britain's National
Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to finish its work on the impact of
U.S. sanctions, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris
Johnson said on Monday.
    "We do want to diversify the market," the spokesman told
reporters. "The first thing that we need to do is to allow the
NCSC to complete its work on the impact of the sanctions, that's
ongoing."
    

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