Germany says 'won't let anyone take Europe from us'

June 25, 2016 15:02

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said today that the EU would weather the shock of the British vote to leave the union as he convened crisis talks.

"I am confident that these countries can also send a

message that we won't let anyone take Europe from us," he said

heading into a meeting in Berlin of his counterparts from the

EU's six founding members.

His French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault urged quick

negotiations on Britain's exit from the union, saying that the

pressure would be "very strong" on British Prime Minister

David Cameron at an EU summit on Tuesday to speed up the

process.

Cameron, who yesterday announced his resignation by

October in the wake of the referendum, said it should be his

successor who leads the complex negotiations under Article 50

of the EU's Lisbon Treaty which sets out a two-year timeframe

to leave.

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