The United States remains committed to a “continued co-operation and partnership” with the European Union, US Vice-President Mike Pence said yesterday during his first official visit to Brussels.
Pence’s affirmation of EU-US relations comes after US President Donald Trump had called Britain’s decision to leave the European Union a “fantastic thing” and suggested that he advocated disintegration of the 28-member bloc.
“Today, it is my privilege on behalf of President Trump to express the strong commitment of the United States to continued co-operation and partnership with the European Union,” Pence said.
He noted that the two continents have a shared heritage and the …read more
Source: Gulf times
