BRICS Leaders Congratulate Trump

BRICS leaders have felicitated the Nov. 8 US presidential election victory of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton. Congratulating Trump over the phone, China’s President Xi Jinping told him [qutoe]”the two biggest economies in the world share responsibility for promoting global development and prosperity.” He said: “I place great importance on the China-U.S. relationship, and look forward to working with you to uphold the principles of non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation, with differences controlled in a constructive manner, so as to push China-US relations further forward from a new starting point, better benefiting the peoples of the countries and other countries.”

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted to Trump, saying, “India looks forward to working closely with Trump to take India-US bilateral ties to a new height.” “We appreciate the friendship you have articulated towards India during your campaign,” he added, the BRICS Post reported.

Another BRICS leader, South African President Jacob Zuma, felicitating Trump, wrote that “South Africa further looked forward to working closely with the new Administration in the United States in promoting peace, security and prosperity around the world, especially on the African continent,” the BRICS Post reported.