After Donald Trump’s victory as the new president of the United States became official, Latin American presidents issued their congratulations to the Republican.
Javier Milei, the Argentine president, issued his congratulations through X where he described the Republican’s victory as a “formidable electoral victory” and said “You can count on Argentina to carry out the task” of “making the United States great again.”
“I congratulate President @realDonaldTrump for the electoral victory and wish him much success in this new stage in the White House. I extend my congratulations to the people of the United States of America, who have expressed themselves democratically at the polls,” said the head of state of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, on the X network.
Likewise, the President of Peru, Dina Boluarte, congratulated Trump and said she was sure that “during his term, the strong strategic relationship between the two countries in terms of investments, trade, and other important areas will continue to be deepened and expanded.”
The Head of State in Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, also congratulated Trump “for his electoral victory and return to the presidency of the United States.”
In his opinion -expressed on the same network- “the world needs dialogue and joint work to have more peace, development and prosperity.”
The ruler of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, expressed her best wishes for his administration to strengthen relations with Latin America and the Caribbean.
President Santiago Peña assured that Paraguay and the United States share deep democratic values and the two countries will continue to strengthen cooperation for the benefit of both nations.
For his part, the Head of State of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, after congratulating him, stressed that the North-South dialogue is still in force and the reality of climate collapse will make it revolve around its solution.
“The only way to seal the borders is with the prosperity of the peoples of the south and the end of the blockades (…), said the ruler through his account on X.
In her morning conference, the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, more cautious, said her country will wait for the counting to finish in some states and be able to give the official announcement.
“We are still going to wait until today to see how the remaining states advance and also the position of both candidates. President Trump has already spoken out, but it is prudent to wait,” she stressed.
Even Nicolás Maduro, the controversial president of Venezuela, said in a statement that he hopes to follow “a path of peace and social justice” together with the people of the United States, “where there is no room for war, exclusion, or discrimination.”
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