Kerry calls on EU to stay calm
US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday urged European Union members not to "lose their head" or be "revengeful" after Britain's shock referendum decision to leave 28-nation bloc.
"I think it is absolutely essential that we stay focused on how, in this transitional period, nobody loses their head, nobody goes off half-cocked, people don't start ginning up scatterbrain or revengeful premises," Kerry said in Brussels.
He said Washington and Europe must "look for ways to maintain the strength that will serve the interests and the values that brought us together in the first place. And that is what is important."
Kerry also stressed that despite Britain's decision on Thursday, these common values would endure, and that a "strong EU" remained vital for Washington.
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