World leaders express hope and fear as Donald Trump returns to the White House. us election 2024 news
Political leaders around the world urge good relations with the new president, with some expressing concern.
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.
Around the world, various leaders and politicians congratulated Trump, with some urging good relations, while others expressed concern.
Here are some reactions from around the world:
China
China said it hopes to cooperate with the US to resolve trade issues, as Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on the Asian country.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiaqun said Beijing is “willing to strengthen dialogue and communication with the United States, appropriately manage differences, and expand mutually beneficial cooperation”.
Russia
President Vladimir Putin said Moscow welcomes Trump’s team’s statements about “their desire to restore direct contacts with Russia, which the outgoing administration had blocked through no fault of ours.”
“We have also heard his statements about the need to do everything to prevent a third world war. “We certainly welcome such an approach,” Putin said in a video address.
nato
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that after Trump returns to office, the military alliance of Europe and North America will “drastically increase defense spending and production”.
“Together we can achieve peace through strength – through NATO!” He wrote on X.
We will accelerate defense spending and production as President Trump returns to office
my heartiest congratulations to @realdonaldtrump Upon his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States, and @JDVance as vice president
Together we can achieve peace through strength @nato,
– Mark Rutte (@SecGenNATO) 20 January 2025
israel
Under Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “The best days of our alliance are yet to come.”
“Working together again, we will take the US-Israel alliance to even greater heights. I am confident that we will completely defeat Iran’s terrorist axis and usher in a new era of peace and prosperity in our region,” he said in a video address.
He thanked Trump for his efforts to free Israeli detainees from Gaza, and said he looked forward to working with him “to destroy Hamas’s military capabilities and end its political rule in Gaza.”
Palestine
President Mahmoud Abbas said Palestine is ready to work with Trump to achieve peace during his term, “guided by a two-state solution based on international legitimacy”.
“This vision seeks the establishment of the State of Palestine and the State of Israel that live together in peace and security,” Wafa news agency quoted Abbas as saying.
Syria
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said he was looking forward to improving relations between the two countries.
“We are confident that he is the leader who will bring peace to the Middle East and restore stability to the region,” they said in a statement.
Germany
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany’s policy aim is always to have a good transatlantic relationship with its “closest ally…”.
panama
President Jose Raul Mulino said in a statement that he rejects Trump’s statements that the US would “take back” the strategic Panama Canal.
He stressed the importance of negotiations, saying, “The canal is and will remain Panama’s.”
ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky said: “Today is a day of change and also a day of hope for solutions to many problems, including global challenges.”
