Going out - come out

The leaders of the European Union urge the British exiting process from the EU as soon as possible. This is stated in a joint statement by the head of the European Council Donald Tusk, the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Junker, the chairman of the European Parliament Martin Shultz and the current chairman of the EU Council, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte.

"During the free democratic process, the British people expressed their desire to leave the European Union. We regret this decision, but respect it," the document says.

“We expect that the United Kingdom implements this decision of British citizens as soon as possible, no matter how painful this process is,” the EU leaders say. As emphasized in the statement, any delay will lead to an even greater uncertainty of the situation.

The document also says that the European Union is not ready to discuss any new concessions to the British. “We hope that Britain will remain a close partner of the European Union in the future. We expect from the United Kingdom of the formulation of proposals on this subject,” the EU leaders add. They note that all the contracts concluded by the European Union with Great Britain as with the third state should be mutually beneficial and based on the fair balance of the rights and duties of the parties.

US President Barack Obama said that he respects the British decision to leave the European Union and that the relations of the United States and Britain will not suffer from this. "The people of Great Britain spoke out, and we respect its decision. The United Kingdom and the European Union will remain irreplaceable partners of the United States, despite the fact that they begin to revise relations between themselves," the White House statement said.

The referendum results were previously expressed by the Vice President of the United States Joe Biden. “I must say that we expected another result,” he said. - However, the United States has long been maintaining friendly relations with the United Kingdom, and this special approach will remain. "Baiden also noted that Washington respects the choice of British citizens.

Meanwhile, the petition on the website of the British parliament with the call to hold a new referendum on Britain's membership in the European Union gained more necessary 100 thousand votes. "We, the lower signature, urge the government of Her Majesty to apply the rule that if the number of votes in order to exit or stay is less than 60 percent with a reality of less than 75 percent, it is necessary to hold a new referendum," the appeal said, which was currently signed by more than 140 thousand people.

On Friday, it became known that most Great Britain citizens voted for the kingdom of the European Union. Brexit supporters gained 51.9 percent of the vote. 48.1 percent of voters voted against the exit from the EU.

British Prime Minister David Cameron announced hisupcoming resignation in connection with the results of a referendum. According to Cameron, the current government in the current composition will work over the next three months.