Personalities across the world on Wednesday saluted the re-elected President of the United States of America, Mr. Barack Obama.
The world leaders also pledged their readiness to work with the 51 year-old first black American president endorsed for another four years in the 2012 US poll which rounded off early Wednesday.
Obama of the Democratic Party defeated his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, in a keenly contested race already described as the fiercest presidential battle in the history of US presidential elections.
“I’ve really enjoyed working with him over these last few years and look forward to working with him again over the next four years,” UK Prime Minister David Cameron told the British Broadcasting Corporation during a visit to a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan on Wednesday.
“Right here in Jordan I’m hearing appalling stories of what is happening inside Syria. One of the first things I want to talk to Barack about is how we must do more to try and solve this crisis.”
“I will continue to work with President Obama to ensure the essential security interests of Israel’s citizens,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an e-mail.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a letter to Obama that she “greatly values” cooperation with the US.
Merkel, in a congratulatory letter, said, “On your re-election as the President of the United States of America, I sincerely congratulate you.
“I appreciate enormously our numerous meetings and discussions on all issues for the further development of German-American and transatlantic relations, not least about overcoming the global financial and economic crisis.”
Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao offered their congratulations. Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hong Lei, said at a briefing in Beijing on Wednesday. China will hold a once-a-decade leadership transition starting this week.
“China is ready to work with the US side to deliver greater benefits to our two peoples and the people of the world,” Hong said.
French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici described Obama as a “great president” and congratulated him on the re-election.
“We work well with his administration,” Moscovici said on Wednesday, saying “it has always been helpful to solve the euro- zone crisis, preserve its integrity and favours a balance between austerity and growth.”
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