US President Barack Obama
Monday Sep 15,2014 tonight urged Scottish voters not to break apart ‘one of the closest
allies we’ll ever have’ by voting for independence on Thursday
Barack Obama does not want Scotland to break up the United Kingdom
because the US has a 'deep interest' in keeping it together, his
spokesman said
Obama’s
spokesman Josh Earnest said: ‘From the outside, the United States has a
deep interest in ensuring that one of the closest allies we'll ever have
remains strong, robust, united and an effective partner of the United
States.’
The
remarks came after Nato secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen
confirmed Scotland would have to reapply to join the military alliance -
and stressed that to do every members would have to agree.
He
said: ‘In case that Scotland voted in favour of independence then
Scotland would have to apply for membership of Nato as a new independent
state. A decision on accession would have to be taken by unanimity, by
consensus as always in Nato.’
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Obama wanted Britain to
remain 'strong, robust, united and an effective partner of the United
States'
The
dramatic intervention, just three days before Scotland goes to the
polls, will infuriate Alex Salmond - with the battle for independence
set to be decided by the smallest of margins.
Up
to half a million voters remain undecided - with concerns over the
future of Scotland’s place in major international organisations like the
EU, Nato and the UN still hotly debated.
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