World leaders congratulated US President Brack Obama for his re-election shortly after results showed the Leader would return to the White House.

World leaders congratulated US President Brack Obama for his re-election shortly after results showed the Leader would return to the White House.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was looking forward to working again with "friend" Barack Obama after his victory in the US presidential race.
"Warm congratulations to my friend BarackObama," Cameron wrote on his Twitter account.
"Look forward to continuing to work together."

In an official statement issued later from Jordan, where he was visiting a desert refugee camp for Syrians, the prime minister said Obama had had a successful four years and wished him well for the next four.
"There are so many things that we need to do: we need to kick start the world economy and I want to see an EU-US trade deal," Cameron said.

"Right here in Jordan I am hearing appalling stories about what has happened inside Syria so one of the first things I want to talk to Barack about is how we must do more to try and solve this crisis.
"Above all, congratulations to Barack. I've enjoyed working with him, I think he's a very successful US president and I look forward to working with him in the future."

“OBAMA CLEAR CHOICE FOR OPEN AMERICA”
French President Francois Hollande Wednesday hailed Obama's re-election, and said it meant the United States would be totally committed on the world stage.
Obama's victory meant a "clear choice for an open, united America that is totally engaged on the international scene," he said.

Obama's victory would "once again reinforce our partnership to facilitate the return of economic growth in our countries, to fight unemployment, and to find solutions to crises that threaten us, notably in the Middle East," he said.
Hollande, who had openly expressed his backing for Obama, said the US leader's new term would be marked "by the same spirit of dialogue, esteem and respect."

It would further buttress "the friendship and the (mutual) confidence which unite us," he added.
The Socialist leader said the victory was "an important moment for the United States and also for the world."

“POSITIVE BEGININGS BETWEEN US, RUSSIA”
On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Obama with his victory in a tightly-fought US presidential election vote that was greeted with relief in Moscow.
The Kremlin said Putin had reacted "positively" to Obama's victory over Mitt Romney after a campaign that saw the Republican Party challenger refer to Moscow as Washington's chief geopolitical foe.

Putin has already sent a telegram to Obama congratulating him on the victory and will soon repeat the congratulations in a telephone call, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"We hope that the positive beginnings that have taken hold in Russian-US relations on the world arena will grow in the interests of international security and stability," Russian news agencies quoted Peskov as saying.

For his part, Dmitry Medvedev -- now serving as prime minister -- said that he was personally glad Russia had avoided the complications that could have come from Romney winning the White House.
"I am glad that the president of this very large and influential country will not be someone who views Russia as its enemy number one," news agencies quoted Medvedev as saying.
"That is simply laughable -- a paranoia of some sort," Medvedev said of Romney's comments.

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was willing to work with the new US administration as closely as Obama himself was willing to take the two sides' relations.
"Of course we will continue working with this administration," Lavrov said in a statement posted on the ministry's Twitter account.
"We are ready to cooperate on equitable terms, with mutual benefit, mutual respect... To go as far as the US administration is willing to go."

“PROGRESS IN US-SINO RELATIONS”
China also offered congratulations, with President Hu Jintao noting "positive progress" in Sino-US relations over the past four years.

"President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao sent messages of congratulations to President Obama on his being re-elected president of the United States," foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters Wednesday in Beijing.

China will "look to the future and make continuous efforts for fresh and greater progress in the building of the China-US cooperative partnership," Hong said shortly after Obama's re-election.

 

“TIES BETWEEN US, ISRAEL STRONGER THAN EVER”
For its part, US’ major ally, the Zionist entity congratulated Obama, saying ties between Washington and Tel Aviv were "stronger than ever."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “congratulates the president of the United States for his victory in the election," he said in a statement.
"The strategic alliance between Israel and the United States is stronger than ever."

"I will continue to work with President Obama to ensure the vital security interests of Israel and the United States," Netanyahu added, saying he would meet later Wednesday with US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak also offered Obama his congratulations, saying he expected the US president to continue to offer Tel Aviv strong support.

"I have no doubt that the Obama administration will continue its policy whereby Israel's security is at its very foundations, as well as its efforts to tackle the challenges facing all of us in the region," he said in a statement.
"I believe that in the tradition of deep friendship and with a backdrop of shared experiences accrued with President Obama, it will also be possible to overcome any differences in stance, should they arise."

 For his part, Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom offered a similar assessment.
"All the US administrations have supported Israel on the political, security and economic fronts because we have common interests and values," he told public radio.
"Barack Obama has been with us during the most sensitive moments," he added.
"Those who say that it will be hard and that there will be a confrontation during the second Obama term are wrong."

“ECONOMIC COOPERATION”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated Obama and hailed the cooperation between Berlin and Washington to beat the global economic crisis.
 "I have deeply appreciated our many meetings and conversations about all the issues involved in developing the German-American and the transatlantic relationship, not least in overcoming the global financial and economic crisis," she wrote in a letter released by her office.

Italy said that Obama’s re-election makes America "stronger" and more ready to engage on major issues like the eurozone debt crisis.
"America is stronger now," Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi said on public television Rai Tre, adding: "He represents a major opportunity for the European Union and for Italy."

"The sure things of this American administration are the chance to continue to dialogue and cooperate on management of public finances, stability of the markets, integration of the European Union and reinforcing the euro," he said.

EU leaders also congratulated Obama, saying they look forward to boosting ties with the United States and cooperating on global challenges.
European Union President Herman Van Rompuy, who was first to react, wrote on his Twitter account: "Very happy about the reelection of President Obama."

Shortly after, Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso published a statement in which they addressed their "warm congratulations to President Obama".
"The United States is a key strategic partner of the European Union and we look forward to continuing the close cooperation established with President Obama over these last four years, to further strengthening our bilateral ties and to jointly addressing global challenges, including in the fields of security and economy," they said.

Meanwhile, Egyptian President Mohamad Mursi hailed Obama re-election and said he hoped it would strengthen the "friendship" between their two countries.
Mursi hoped for a "strengthening of the friendship between the two countries to serve their common interests, namely justice, freedom and peace," in a telegram of congratulations released by the official news agency MENA.

ABBAS HOPES OBAMA CONTINUES PEACE EFFORTS IN M.E.
Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmud Abbas congratulated Obama on his re-election, calling on him to pursue Middle East peace efforts.
Abbas "congratulated US President Barak Obama on his re-election as US president for a second term," said a statement carried by official news agency WAFA.

"The president hopes that Obama continues his efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East."
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said he hoped Obama's re-election would mean the creation of a Palestinian state in the next four years.
"We hope that a Palestinian state will be implemented in Obama's next term," he told AFP.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai also congratulated Obama, saying he hoped it would lead to an expansion of relations between the two countries.

"The president of Afghanistan hopes that with President Obama's re-election relations between Afghanistan and the United States, based on bilateral interests, are further expanded," his spokesman Aimal Faizi told AFP.