Benediktsson congratulates Trump on his presidential victory
Bjarni Benediktsson, acting Prime Minister. mbl.is/Eyþór
Iceland’s Prime Minister, Bjarni Benediktsson, has congratulated the American presidential candidate Donald Trump on his victory, as everything points to Trump winning the presidential elections that took place in the United States last night.
The national leaders of the other Nordic countries have also sent greetings to the candidate.
Donald Trump gave a speech in Flórída last night, announcing his victory. AFP/Jim Watson
"Congratulations [Trump] on the victory in the US elections. The United States is Iceland's strongest ally and largest trading partner. I look forward to working with the Trump administration to strengthen our long relationship as friends and allies," Benediktsson writes on X, formerly Twitter.
In addition to the leaders of the Nordic countries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have congratulated Trump.
The most important ally
"Congratulations on the election, Donald Trump," writes Mette Frederiksen, the Danish Prime Minister, in a statement published on the website of the Danish Presidency of the Ministry this morning. "The United States is our most important ally."
Bjarni Benediktsson, Prime Minister of Iceland, Mette Frederiksen the Prime Minister of Denmark, Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Sweden, Alexander Stubb, President of Finland and Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway. Photo/the Swedish Government
In that context, Frederiksen specifically mentions international cooperation to deal with threats such as Russia. "This is especially true in Ukraine, where there is a need to continue our support for their struggle for freedom. That way it would not be possible for Russia to continue the war in Ukraine."
Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson sends greetings to the presidential candidate on X. "I congratulate [Donald Trump] on being elected the next president of the United States." I look forward to working together and continuing the great relationship between the United States and Sweden as friends and allies."
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre also congratulates Trump.
"On behalf of the Norwegian government, I would like to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory in the presidential election," Støre writes on X, also noting that the United States is Norway's most important ally.
Alexander Stubb, the president of Finland, has also congratulated Trump. "I look forward to working closely with you and your government to tackle the important challenges of our time." Finland and the United States are close allies in many areas, including security, technology, and trade."
