MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Tuesday, Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia headed to London for a number of meetings, including talks with First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, on the possibility of Scotland and Gibraltar remaining in the European Union. Picardo and Sturgeon agreed that technical experts from the two governments should meet and review the situation.
"We are assessing all aspects for now and will not be making further comment at this stage," Picardo said when asked what possible options for the territory after Brexit were.
As the overall number of Brexit supporters in the United Kingdom was 4 percent larger than the number of those opposing the move (52 percent versus 48 percent), in Gibraltar, the support for EU membership reached 95.79 percent.
Gibraltar, which enjoys broad autonomous powers, has been controlled by London since 1713, when Spain ceded the region to Britain, but Madrid is still trying to return it. Following Brexit, Spanish authorities reiterated the proposal on joint sovereignty over Gibraltar with the United Kingdom, which Picardo harshly rejected.
