German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she hopes Britons vote to remain in the European Union in a referendum that is being nervously watched by financial markets and politicians across the world.
Merkel said she favored all members of the EU meeting after the so-called 'Brexit' vote to discuss the bloc's future, rather than just the six founding members, or the euro zone members.
"Of course we hope for a decision in which the citizens of Great Britain remain part of the European Union. I think the deliberations should be continued with 28 (members) where possible, otherwise with 27 - but my hope is that we can perhaps stay with 28," Reuters cited Merkel as saying.
