Danish PM tells May will aim for "friendly divorce" with Britain

Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Monday he would work for a "friendly divorce" between Britain and the European Union when talks over an exit deal begin.

Mon Oct 10, 2016 | 5:14pm BST

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May shakes hands with Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, at Marienborg estate in Lyngby outside Copenhagen, Denmark, October 10, 2016. Scanpix Denmark/Liselotte Sabroe/via REUTERS

"I'm sure we will be able to overcome any obstacles," Lokke said at a joint briefing with British PM Theresa May in Copenhagen.

"We should aim for a friendly divorce. That will be our starting point in the coming negotiations, Lokke said.

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