The Prime Minister of the Netherlands discussed with Johnson the situation with Brexitis

“I just contacted Boris Johnson, with whom we discussed the situation around Brexit. I wished him success in his next steps in the British House of Commons. We agreed to maintain close contact, ”Rutte wrote on Twitter.

Zojuist contact gehad met @BorisJohnson en de situatie rond #Brexit doorgesproken. Heb hem succes gewenst met de volgende stappen in het Britse Lagerhuis. We hebben afgesproken nauw contact te houden.

Earlier, the head of the European Council, Donald Tusk, announced that he had discussed the situation with Brexit by telephone with Johnson and was awaiting an official letter from him in connection with the support of the British MPs for the amendment to postpone the exit of the kingdom from the EU.

On October 19, British parliamentarians voted in favor of an amendment requiring Johnson to request a new postponement of Britain's exit from the European Union.