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U.S. President Barack Obama has urged the Scotland to vote ‘no’ in September’s Scottish independence referendum and choose to stay in union with United Kingdom.
During a press conference concluding the G7 summit in Brussels, Mr Obama has praised Britain as an “extraordinary partner” that appeared to have “worked pretty well”.
While standing side-by-side with the British Prime Minister David Cameron, U.S. President has said:
“We obviously have a deep interest in making sure that one of the closest allies we will ever have remains a robust, united and effective partner. But ultimately these are decisions that are to be made by the folks there.”
However, Scotland’s first minister Alex Salmond – who is leading the “yes” campaign, has told: “When Scotland becomes independent, America will have two allies instead of one.”
In addition to the union advice to Scotland and U.K., Mr Obama has also requested Britain to remain in the European Union even if Mr Cameron fulfils his pledge to hold a vote on EU membership in 2017.
The U.S. President has said: “It’s hard for me to imagine that project going well in the absence of Great Britain and I think it’s also hard for me to imagine that it would be advantageous for Great Britain to be excluded from political decisions that have an enormous impact on its economic and political life.
“This is why we have elections, and we’ll see the arguments made, and I’m sure the people of Great Britain will make the right decision.”
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