Brussels: Belgium is ready to take on Britain's rotating six-month EU presidency in 2017 after London announced it would drop out in order to focus on its Brexit negotiations, a Belgian official said.
"Belgium is ready to take over this presidency if we are asked," foreign ministry spokesman Didier Vanderhasselt told AFP.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
"Belgium is ready to take over this presidency if we are asked," foreign ministry spokesman Didier Vanderhasselt told AFP.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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