Johnson will say negotiators will continue to work hard to try to close a deal.

EU car exports to the US, for example, could soar by 150% if a satisfactory deal is struck, say negotiators.

Senior doctors will be advised to reject a new contract unless significant changes are made, say negotiators representing the Irish Hospital Consultants Association.

But he said negotiators would need some time to regain that momentum.

They said negotiators were still working out fine points in the contract language.

Diplomats said negotiators were still hoping to resume talks in the coming weeks.

The panel's top Democrat, Ron Wyden, said negotiators are continuing to find common ground.

Yu said negotiators should not expect China to budge.

Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said negotiators would probably spend the weekend in Vienna.

Barnier said negotiators would open about ten "negotiating tables" in parallel.

Coveney said negotiators were working to find "sensible wording", drafts of which were being exchanged.

A second EU diplomat said negotiators had disagreed over a future trade deal between Britain and the EU.

Several sources familiar with the talks said negotiators have made progress in the past week, but hurdles remain.

But sources on both sides said negotiators, long familiar with each other, may resume face-to-face talks before long.

US trade spokeswoman Chris Wilkas said negotiators seem to be working out their differences with Japan and Canada.

Earlier Munir Mangal, a deputy interior minister, said negotiators were attempting to hold more talks with the Taliban.