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UK's Johnson agrees to work with Dutch PM Rutte on Afghanistan -Johnson's office

FILE PHOTO: French President Macron meets Netherlands' Prime Minister Rutte, in Paris

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday agreed to work with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on re-establishing an international diplomatic presence in Afghanistan as soon as the political and security environment allowed, Johnson's office said.

The leaders also discussed in a call the Northern Ireland Protocol, part of Britain's Brexit deal with the EU with Johnson reiterating the problems the current operation of the agreement was causing.

(Reporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by Chris Reese)