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| The UK's exit from the EU does not mean it will be leaving Europe or "abandoning" its friends, the new foreign secretary has said in Brussels. | The UK's exit from the EU does not mean it will be leaving Europe or "abandoning" its friends, the new foreign secretary has said in Brussels. |
| Making his debut on the international stage, Boris Johnson said the EU needed a "co-ordinated response" to terrorism in the light of the recent Nice attack. | Making his debut on the international stage, Boris Johnson said the EU needed a "co-ordinated response" to terrorism in the light of the recent Nice attack. |
| He also said he wanted to "see restraint and moderation on all sides" in Turkey following the attempted coup. | He also said he wanted to "see restraint and moderation on all sides" in Turkey following the attempted coup. |
| Mr Johnson is meeting fellow EU foreign ministers for talks. | Mr Johnson is meeting fellow EU foreign ministers for talks. |
| Foreign ministers will discuss the Nice attack and the abortive coup in Turkey, but have stressed there will be no formal discussions about Britain's EU exit. | Foreign ministers will discuss the Nice attack and the abortive coup in Turkey, but have stressed there will be no formal discussions about Britain's EU exit. |
| Mr Johnson's journey to the talks - which will also be attended by US secretary of state John Kerry - was delayed after his plane had to make an emergency landing. | Mr Johnson's journey to the talks - which will also be attended by US secretary of state John Kerry - was delayed after his plane had to make an emergency landing. |
| It meant the newly-appointed cabinet member was late for an informal dinner with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Sunday evening. | It meant the newly-appointed cabinet member was late for an informal dinner with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Sunday evening. |
| James Robbins, the BBC's diplomatic correspondent, said that although Brexit was not on the agenda "Mr Johnson's fellow ministers are bound to be sizing up their nemesis". | James Robbins, the BBC's diplomatic correspondent, said that although Brexit was not on the agenda "Mr Johnson's fellow ministers are bound to be sizing up their nemesis". |
| "Today's meetings are bound to be odd, when the man who compared the EU's ambitions to create a super-state to those of Adolf Hitler, sits down with the 27 other ministers," he added. | "Today's meetings are bound to be odd, when the man who compared the EU's ambitions to create a super-state to those of Adolf Hitler, sits down with the 27 other ministers," he added. |
| Ahead of the meeting, French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said the UK should start the formal process of leaving the EU as soon as possible to prevent Europe "falling into uncertainty". | |
| He said he had a "frank but useful conversation" over the weekend with Mr Johnson, and that he would speak to him at Monday's meeting "with the biggest sincerity and frankness". | He said he had a "frank but useful conversation" over the weekend with Mr Johnson, and that he would speak to him at Monday's meeting "with the biggest sincerity and frankness". |
| "We want to avoid Europe falling into uncertainty. The sooner the UK start their negotiations with the rest of the EU, the better," he said. | "We want to avoid Europe falling into uncertainty. The sooner the UK start their negotiations with the rest of the EU, the better," he said. |
| Mr Ayrault also said France continued to have a good working relationship with Britain. | Mr Ayrault also said France continued to have a good working relationship with Britain. |
| "France and the UK still have an important bilateral relation, especially on matters of defence and migration, such as the Touquet agreement for Calais," he added. | "France and the UK still have an important bilateral relation, especially on matters of defence and migration, such as the Touquet agreement for Calais," he added. |
| The meeting comes after new Brexit Secretary David Davis said EU migrants who come to the UK as a departure date nears may not be given the right to stay. | The meeting comes after new Brexit Secretary David Davis said EU migrants who come to the UK as a departure date nears may not be given the right to stay. |
| He said there might have to be a cut-off point if there were a "surge" in new arrivals but any steps must be compatible with EU law. | He said there might have to be a cut-off point if there were a "surge" in new arrivals but any steps must be compatible with EU law. |