Macron for moving ‘quickly’ on Brexit

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he hoped things could "move forward quickly" on Brexit after Britain´s general elections, the results of which are expected during a European summit this week.

Macron, who has expressed impatience over repeated postponements of the deadline for Britain´s departure from the European Union, made the remarks as he hosted the new president of the European Council, Charles Michel, at the Elysee presidential palace. "We must be able to move forward quickly" after Thursday's election, he said.