dublin/brussels ireland foreign minister warn friday still way go brexit talk irish border welcome eu paper suggest britain need avoid regulatory divergence bloc want maintain soft border future eu/uk land border ireland northern ireland one three issue along exit bill safeguard expatriate right brussels want broadly solve decide december whether give green light move talk future trade relations think way go two negotiate team able provide credible answer sufficient progress context irish border move phase two coveney tell irish state broadcaster rte welcome language get british government context north-south challenge ... always scepticism go get context british approach brexit whole irish government call britain simply promise hard border return northern ireland 1998 peace deal separate military checkpoints 30 years sectarian violence british province best way achieve maintain regulations side border irish prime minister leo varadkar say friday add amount demand part uk remain eu customs union point underline work paper circulate governments eu brexit task force week copy see reuters say essential uk commit ensure regulatory divergence emerge customs union want prevent hard border britain restate commitment friday avoid erect physical infrastructure border also plan quit customs union want bind eu rule regulations leave brexit minister david davis say deal border possible context talk future trade amount create new border inside uk nod northern ireland unionists back government firmly oppose province stay customs union coveney say work paper show 26 eu countries remain absolutely sync ireland issue eu diplomats say shift position analysts saw push northern ireland effectively remain customs union single market order ensure regulations remain side border equally read suggest whole unite kingdom must let rule diverge far eu simply confront british logic brexit avoidance hard border one senior eu diplomat say either london ensure regulatory divergence north south allow divergence great britain northern ireland would create effective customs border irish sea add avoid new internal uk border davis say uk whole must continue follow eu market rule standards closely something eu brexit negotiator michel barnier call thursday need clarify sufficient progress one irish official say ask whether ireland might veto move onto trade talk coveney say think helpful stage talk individual countries block things ireland see way go agreement border brexit talk