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Post-Brexit U.K. Would Be a ‘Headache,’ Colombia’s Santos Says
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Fears over the possible impact of a British vote to leave the European Union have reached as far Colombia, which warned of the difficulties of negotiating new deals with the U.K.
“I sincerely hope that British people once again demonstrate their intelligence and vision and vote to not get out of the European Union -- I think it would be a big mistake,” Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said in an Thursday. “We have a very good relationship with the U.K., and with the rest of Europe, and just simply to start negotiating everything again with the U.K., it’s a headache.”