LONDON (Sputnik) – Earlier on Wednesday, Hollande congratulated the new British Prime Minister with her appointment as government head, urging her to speed up the process of the country's exit from the European Union (Brexit).
May’s spokesperson said that preparations for Brexit talks would take time, but expressed hope that they would be constructive.
May held telephone talks with the French leader, as well as with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday.
On June 25, Calais Mayor Natacha Bouchart called for a revision of the bilateral agreement between the United Kingdom and France on border control rules, known as the Treaty of Le Touquet, following the British decision to leave the European Union.
