"I do hope that the result of the elections will have no major impact on the negotiations we are desperately waiting for", he said.
Mrs May says she will form a government with the Democratic Unionist Party from Northern Ireland, which won 10 seats. "I hope that we will not experience a further delay in the conclusion of these negotiations", Juncker said at a joint press conference together with Bohuslav Sobotka, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, and Rose Gottemoeller, NATO Deputy Secretary-General, following a high-level conference on defence and security.
Mrs Merkel went on to say she hoped the United Kingdom would remain a good partner.
Davis said he would attend the detailed discussions on Britain's divorce from the European Union while Prime Minister Theresa May would do the "big negotiations" with other leaders.
Meanwhile, Michael Fuchs, senior economic adviser to the German chancellor, told the BBC the result meant it was time for Mrs May "to face realities" and soften her approach.
Police release images of fake explosive belts worn by London Bridge attackers
Butt was also arrested for fraud last October but was about to be told by prosecutors he would face no further action. As the three set upon one young male passerby armed police arrived and shot them dead, firing a total of 46 shots.
Speaking during a visit to Mexico City, Merkel said Germany was ready for the Brexit talks, which May said would begin on June 19 as scheduled - although she now risks more opposition to her European Union departure plans from inside and outside her party.
European Union leaders expressed concern that May's loss of her majority would raise the risk of negotiations failing, resulting in a legal limbo for people and business. We know when they must end.
The Brexit negotiations are set to start on June 19.
In a note to clients, UBS wrote that the relative strength of hardline pro-Brexit groups in a weak Conservative government could make a breakdown in talks more likely and make it harder to reach a trade deal: "A tighter political balance could make it easier for Eurosceptics.to prevent the government from offering the compromises needed to secure a trade deal".
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