The US Secretary of State John Kerry has said during his visit to the University of Oxford that Britain’s membership of the European Union magnifies its role on the global arena, adding that the United States would “hate” for the UK to leave the bloc.

Kerry is one of those who advises the British to vote in favor of staying in the European Union . The same appeal was made by Barack Obama earlier.

The referendum is planned on June 23 when it will be decided whether Britain remans in the bloc.