Obama : Britain to stay in EU |
US President Barack Obama made an impassioned appeal on April 22 for Britain to remain in the European Union, saying membership had magnified Britain`s place in the world and made the bloc stronger and more outward looking. Fearful that a British exit could weaken the West, Obama arrived in London to tell Britons that issues such as terrorism, migration and economic slowdowns could be tackled more successfully with the UK in the EU.He invoked the interlinked history of the two countries and the tens of thousands of Americans lying in European war graves as his reason for speaking as "a friend" on the June 23 referendum.Obama is scheduled to have lunch with Queen Elizabeth, who celebrated her 90th birthday , and her husband Prince Philip. He is scheduled to hold talks after lunch with Prime Minister David Cameron.The US government, and many US banks and other companies, fear a Brexit would cause market turmoil, diminish the clout of its strongest European ally, undermine London`s global financial hub status, cripple the EU and weaken Western security.
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