Brexit referendum: EU ministers press UK for quick exit
18:33, 25 June 2016
LONDON. KAZINFORM EU states have urged Britain to hold speedy talks on leaving the bloc after it voted to end its membership in a historic referendum.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said negotiations should begin as "soon as possible".
He made the comments after an urgent meeting of the six EU founder members to discuss the decision.
British PM David Cameron has said he will step down by October to allow his successor to conduct talks.
The six countries attending the talks in Berlin - Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands - first joined forces in the 1950s and still form the core of the EU.
Mr Steinmeier said quick negotiations were essential so members could "focus on Europe's future".
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