New Delhi: French President Francois Hollande today said that Brexit cannot be ‘cancelled’ or ‘delayed’ and a speedy decision to leave the 28-member bloc will ‘avert all the uncertainties and instability’.
"The decision has been taken, it cannot be delayed and it cannot be cancelled, now they have to face the consequences," Hollande said after meeting outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron in Thiepval, France, on the sidelines of the Battle of the Somme centenary ceremonies in northern France.
"Being in the European Union has advantages. And that's ... what the British are starting to understand. Those who were tempted by the Brexit are starting to think it over," Hollande added.
The faster it goes, the better it will be for them, the President noted.
The process to leave the European Union will only start when the British government triggers Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and begins negotiations.
While delivering his resignation speech outside 10 Downing Street after referendum result, Cameron had said that he would leave the task of triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to his successor, prompting much speculation and a glimmer of hope for those who want Britain to remain in the European Union.
