British Prime Minister, Theresa May and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker agreed that the pace of negotiations over Britain's departure from the European Union should be stepped up.<br/><br/>In a joint statement from Brussel, both the leaders on Monday said they have reviewed the progress made in the Article 50 negotiations so far and agreed that these efforts should accelerate over the months to come. <br/><br/>Mrs May and Mr Juncker also said they had a broad, constructive exchange on current European and global challenges, including preserving the Iran nuclear deal and strengthening security in Europe to battle terrorism.<br/><br/>The meeting comes after the latest round of negotiations, where the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier said the two sides had reached deadlock. <br/><br/>Both sides have been calling for a faster pace of talks as time ticks down to Britain's withdrawal from the EU in March 2019.