The president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz,arrived to the United Kingdom and said that he wants the UK to exit from the EU by 2019. He argued that it would be not right for British voters to participate in the EU parliament elections while the negotiations were in process. Mr. Schulz visited the UK for two days, to hold a series of talks on Brexit. He also met with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn. "The EU should be prepared for the fact that the United Kingdom will start the procedural steps regarding the activation of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty", - said Schultz to the reporters in Berlin on Thursday. According to him, "Great Britain is not in a hurry" to do so.

Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union, known as the Lisbon, states that any member of European Union has the right to leave the union. To start this procedure, the country must formally notify Brussels of such an intention, after which negotiations about leaving the union and future relations with it will be held. Formal exit takes place two years after the notification, regardless of the result of the negotiations.

Mr. Schulz said that although the UK had decided to leave the EU, it will be European country with geopolitical interests and values. A Downing Street spokesperson said the Prime Minister had “made her position clear” on Article 50, adding: “Her priority is getting the best deal for Britain.”

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