Foreign Ministers from EU's founding six, from left to right, Paolo Gentiloni from Italy, Didier Reynders from Belgium, Frank-Walter Steinmeier from Germany, Jean-Marc Ayrault from France, Bert Koenders from the Netherlands and and Jean Asselborn from Luxembourg, pose for a group photo prior to a meeting in Berlin, Saturday, June 25, 2016. Top diplomats from the European Union's six founding nations met in Berlin on Saturday for hastily arranged talks following Britain's stunning vote to leave the bloc. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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BERLIN (AP) - The founding members of the European Union on Saturday urged for quick negotiations about Britain's departure from the bloc, saying the other 27 countries in the union need to move ahead and think about the future.
In a display of unity in Berlin, foreign ministers of the six founding members urged for quick negotiations to avoid prolonged financial and political insecurity for the continent.
"There is a certain urgency ... so that we don't have a period of uncertainty, with financial consequences, political consequences," French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said.
He spoke alongside counterparts from the other five founding members of what has become the EU - Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. They all spoke of the need for a speedy renegotiation.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier also said negotiations on a British exit, or Brexit, should begin "as soon as possible" and added that "intensive European discussions" are needed.
Steinmeier said there is a need to "show the people of Europe that Europe is important, and not only important but able to carry out its work."
Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said he hoped there would be no "cat and mouse" game now and that Britain would invoke Article 50 of the EU charter, which allows for a country to leave.
"There must be clarity," Asselborn told reporters. "The people have spoken and we need to implement this decision."
He added that once outside the bloc, Britain would be a "third country" - the EU term for non-members - in terms of trade agreements but emphasized that was "not meant negatively."
All six ministers said they agreed that Europe needs to do more to solve pressing issues like the migration crisis, unemployment and security concerns following the terror attacks in France and Belgium.
Foreign Ministers from EU's founding six, from left to right, Didier Reynders from Belgium, Frank-Walter Steinmeier from Germany, Paolo Gentiloni from Italy, Jean Asselborn from Luxembourg, Jean-Marc Ayrault from France and Bert Koenders from the Netherlands, walk through the park of the Foreign Ministry's guest house Villa Borsig during a meeting to talk about Brexit in Berlin, Saturday, June 25, 2016. Top diplomats from the European Union's six founding nations met in Berlin on Saturday for hastily arranged talks following Britain's stunning vote to leave the bloc. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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Members of the youth organizations of Germany's Social Democratic Party and the Green Party attend a event to support the European Union in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Friday, June 24, 2016. Britain voted to leave the European Union after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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The Foreign Ministers from EU's founding six Paolo Gentiloni from Italy, Didier Reynders from Belgium, Jean-Marc Ayrault from France, Bert Koenders from the Netherlands, Frank-Walter Steinmeier from Germany and and Jean Asselborn from Luxemburg, from left, walk away from a group photo prior to a meeting to talk about the so-called Brexit in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, June 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, Italy's Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, Belgium's Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Netherlands' Foreign Minister Bert Koenders, from left, attend talks about the so-called Brexit at the Villa Borsig in Berlin on June 25, 2016. Foreign ministers of the six founding states of the European Union met to discuss the bloc's future in the wake of Britain's decision to leave. (John MacDougall/Pool Photo via AP)
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Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, Italy's Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, Belgium's Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Netherlands' Foreign Minister Bert Koenders, from left, attend talks about the so-called Brexit at the Villa Borsig in Berlin on June 25, 2016. Foreign ministers of the six founding states of the European Union met to discuss the bloc's future in the wake of Britain's decision to leave. (John MacDougall/Pool Photo via AP)
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Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, Italy's Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, Belgium's Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Netherlands' Foreign Minister Bert Koenders attend talks about the so-called Brexit at the Villa Borsig in Berlin on June 25, 2016. Foreign ministers of the six founding states of the European Union met to discuss the bloc's future in the wake of Britain's decision to leave. (John MacDougall/Pool Photo via AP)
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The Foreign Ministers from EU's founding six from Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, France and from the Netherlands, from left, talk together in the park of the Foreign Ministry's guest house Villa Borsig during a meeting to talk about the so-called Brexit in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, June 25, 2016. At far left is a security person. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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The Foreign Ministers from EU's founding six Frank-Walter Steinmeier from Germany, Didier Reynders from Belgium, Paolo Gentiloni from Italy, Bert Koenders from the Netherlands, Jean Asselborn from Luxemburg and Jean-Marc Ayrault from France, from left, walk through the park of the Foreign Ministry's guest house Villa Borsig during a meeting to talk about the so-called Brexit in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, June 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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The Foreign Ministers from EU's founding six Didier Reynders from Belgium, Frank-Walter Steinmeier from Germany, Paolo Gentiloni from Italy, Bert Koenders from the Netherlands, Jean Asselborn from Luxemburg and Jean-Marc Ayrault from France, from left, walk through the park of the Foreign Ministry's guest house Villa Borsig during a meeting to talk about the so-called Brexit in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, June 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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The Foreign Ministers from EU's founding six Frank-Walter Steinmeier from Germany, Didier Reynders from Belgium, Paolo Gentiloni from Italy, Bert Koenders from the Netherlands, Jean Asselborn from Luxemburg and Jean-Marc Ayrault from France, from left, walk through the park of the Foreign Ministry's guest house Villa Borsig during a meeting to talk about the so-called Brexit in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, June 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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The Foreign Ministers from EU's founding six Frank-Walter Steinmeier from Germany, Didier Reynders from Belgium, Paolo Gentiloni from Italy, Bert Koenders from the Netherlands, Jean Asselborn from Luxemburg and Jean-Marc Ayrault from France, from left, walk through the park of the Foreign Ministry's guest house Villa Borsig during a meeting to talk about the so-called Brexit in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, June 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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