Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the weekly question time debate in Parliament in London on January 22, 2020. (Photo: AFP/ VNA)

Mr. Johnson described the signing as a “fantastic moment” for the country and said it "delivers the result of the 2016 referendum and brings to an end far too many years of argument and division". The European Parliament will meet in Brussels next Wednesday to vote on the Brexit deal. The UK will formally leave the EU next Friday after necessary procedures are completed.