The UK had wanted the future of trade relations to be considered alongside other issues but the opening day of talks concluded with agreement that progress will be made on citizens" rights, the so-called "divorce bill' and border relations between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland first.
"He will also set out a bold vision for the UK's future after it leaves the European Union and the exciting opportunities that will arise from our exit", added the statement.
"There is a long way to go, but we are off to a promising start".
Nearly a year after British voters took the decision to leave the bloc, Davis took a team of officials to open the negotiations with Barnier in the European Commission's Berlaymont building on Monday.
In their June 2016 referendum, the majority of the British citizens voted in favor of Brexit (51.9% to 48.1%).
He explained that Theresa May, the Prime Minister, would brief fellow European Union leaders at a summit on Thursday on the UK's approach to the rights of expatriate citizens, which will be set out in detail in a paper on Monday.
Mr Coveney said it was clear from the pair's discussions that Ireland remains a key European Union priority in talks that started this week on the UK's pull-out from the bloc.
In April and May, British Prime Minister May and the European Union leaders engaged in a war of words over each other's demands long before the start of the negotiations for Brexit.
The Sun, which backed May's center-right Conservatives in a June 8 election that cost her her parliamentary majority, also noted Davis had gone along with Brussels' plans after saying he would make getting immediate trade talks "the fight of the summer".
"We agreed on organisation and we agreed on priorities for the negotiation".
Britain and the European Union (EU) have struck an upbeat tone after the first round of the Brexit negotiations held Monday, as the two sides set a preliminary timetable and the structure of the negotiations ahead.
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Hammond's more frequent and pointed interventions in the Brexit debate have come amid mounting evidence that the economic situation in Britain has worsened just as it has gotten brighter for the rest of the EU.
"We must first tackle the uncertainties caused by Brexit", said Barnier, a former French minister, as he greeted Davis at the European Commission's Berlaymont Building headquarters. "A soft or flexible Brexit we read as no Brexit and that we will not countenance".
"These talks will be hard at points, but we will be approaching them in a constructive way".
The government said that it is seeking an agreement "like no other in history" even as the country had got into hard negotiation terms over the issue.
"We agreed that our closest collaborators will start a dialogue on Ireland".
"The new Northern Irish executive needs to be set up in a few days' time, at the same time we have a new government and a new Taoiseach in Dublin and of course there are the ongoing political discussion in London which we are also following closely".
Brussels is also resisting British demands for immediate talks on a future free trade arrangement.
Though less visibly upbeat than veteran Brexit campaigner Davis, Barnier insisted the two sides would work together for a "fair deal" that would not "punish" Britain. "In the long run, this will be good for the United Kingdom and good for the rest of Europe".
Davies denied suggestions the agreed timetable showed Britain's "weakness" and insisted it was "completely consistent" with the government's aim of parallel trade and exit talks.
"It's not how it starts, it's how it finishes that matters". It's not something we are asking for in order to get concessions, it's just a direct effect of the United Kingdom decision.
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