Amsterdam, March 21 -- : With a little more than a week to go for Brexit, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday (local time) stated that it is "important" that the extension to Article 50, which is being sought by the United Kingdom, serves a "clear purpose".
Expanding on this, he stressed on the fact that the "purpose" needs to have "political support" in the UK, apparently referring to the multiple times that the withdrawal deal has been rejected by the British Parliament in the run-up to the March 29 exit from the European Union (EU).
"Spoke with Angela Merkel and @eucopresident Tusk. Calling with @theresa_may shortly, and I'm talking to @EmmanuelMacron tomorrow; all about #Brexit," Rutte tweeted.
"The #EU27 will discuss the UK...