Britain's new UN ambassador says the government is feeling "gung ho" about continuing its role as an important player on the world stage despite its exit from the European Union.
Barbara Woodward pointed to the United Kingdom's permanent seat on the powerful UN Security Council, its presidency this year of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations, its membership in the Group of 20 leading economic powers and NATO, and its hosting of the next United Nations global climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, in November.
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"Don't underestimate the power of the relationship with the EU," she stressed in an interview with The Associated Press this past week. "There's a lot of values and principles which we share with European partners which I think will stand us in good stead."
Britain's long and sometimes contentious divorce from the EU became final on Dec. 31.
