World leaders congratulate Turkey’s victorious Erdogan
– Biden: ‘global challenges’ –
“I look forward to continuing to work together as NATO allies on bilateral issues and shared global challenges,” Biden tweeted, making no mention of recent tensions in the bilateral relationship.
– Putin: ‘logical result’ –
“Your victory in these elections is the logical result of your dedicated work as head of the Turkish Republic, a clear evidence of the Turkish people’s support for your efforts to strengthen state sovereignty and pursue an independent foreign policy,” Putin said, according to the Kremlin website.
– Von der Leyen: ‘strategic importance’ –
“I congratulate (Erdogan) on winning the elections. I look forward to continue building the EU-Turkiye relationship,” she wrote on Twitter, using an alternate spelling for Turkey.
“It is of strategic importance for both the EU and Turkiye to work on advancing this relationship, for the benefit of our people.”
– Stoltenberg: ‘continuing our work together’ –
“Congratulations President (Erdogan) on your re-election. I look forward to continuing our work together and preparing for the NATO Summit in July,” he tweeted.
– Guterres: ‘strengthening the cooperation’ –
“He looks forward to further strengthening the cooperation between Turkiye and the United Nations,” Dujarric added.
– Macron: ‘immense challenges’ –
Writing on Twitter, Macron said these included the “return of peace to Europe”.
“With President Erdogan, who I congratulate, we will continue to move forward,” he said.
– Zelensky: ‘security and stability’ –
“We count on the further strengthening of the strategic partnership for the good of our countries, as well as the strengthening of cooperation for the security and stability of Europe,” Zelensky said in a post on Twitter, where he congratulated Erdogan on his victory.
– Scholz: ‘fresh impetus’ –
“Congratulations to President Erdogan — together we want to advance our common agenda with a fresh impetus,” Scholz wrote on Twitter.
– Modi: ‘ties will grow’ –
– Sharif: ‘pillar of strength’ –
“His presidential victory & that of AKP in parliamentary elections is significant in so many ways, reflecting the trust & confidence of the Turkish people in his dynamic leadership,” he tweeted.
– Taliban: ‘service of religion’ –
– UAE: ‘enhance strategic partnership’ –