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'People have spoken', both UK and EU 'indispensable partners' - Obama

Though he would have preferred that the UK stayed in the European Union, US President Barack Obama said he respects the decision of the British people and reassures them that their special relationship with the US will remain.

“The people of the United Kingdom have spoken, and we respect their decision.”the president said in the statement Friday morning, after the UK referendum was carried by the vote to leave the European Union.

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“The special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States is enduring, and the United Kingdom’s membership in NATO remains a vital cornerstone of US foreign, security and economic policy,” Obama added.

Obama also assured those in the European Union, which the president said has done “so much” to promote stability and economic growth, that the bloc’s relationship with the US will remain unchanged.
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