RIYADH, Saudi Arabia
Arab leaders congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday after his comprehensive victory in the US presidential election.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman
sent a cable of congratulations to Trump, wishing him success and the “American
people further progress and prosperity.”
The king praised the strong
historical ties between the two nations, “emphasizing the shared desire to
further strengthen these bonds in all areas.”
Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman also sent a cable to congratulate Trump. In a phone call later on
Wednesday, the crown prince expressed the Kingdom’s aspiration to strengthen
Saudi-US relations. He wished the American people progress and prosperity under
Trump’s leadership.
The Republican made Saudi
Arabia his first foreign visit after he took office for his first term as
president in 2017. The visit underlined the importance of the historic US-Saudi
partnership and cemented relations with Gulf allies.
Those countries congratulated
Trump after he declared victory in a sweeping election win over Democrat Kamala
Harris.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed
bin Zayed Al-Nahyan offered “sincere congratulations to Trump and his running
mate JD Vance.”
Skeikh Mohamed added: “The UAE
and US are united by our enduring partnership based on shared ambitions for
progress.
“The UAE looks forward to
continuing to work with our partners in the US towards a future of opportunity,
prosperity and stability for all.”
During Trump’s first term, his
administration brokered the 2020 Abraham Accords deal under which Israel opened
full relations with the UAE and a number of other Arab countries.
However, the devastating war
between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and its expansion into Lebanon has drawn
widespread condemnation of Israel from regional leaders and dominated foreign
policy discussion throughout the election campaign, with Trump promising to
bring fighting to an end.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah
El-Sisi said he hoped Trump’s return to the White House would help bring peace
to the Middle East.
“I wish him all the success
and I look forward to reaching peace together, upholding regional stability and
strengthening the strategic partnership between Egypt and the United States,”
El-Sisi said.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II also
invoked the need for the next US president to work toward peace.
“Warmest congratulations to
President Donald Trump on winning the US presidential election,” he said.
“Looking forward to working with you again to bolster Jordan’s longstanding
partnership with the United States, in service of regional and global peace and
stability for all.”
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad
Al-Thani, the emir of Qatar, which is a key mediator in the Gaza conflict and
hosts the largest US military base in the Middle East, said he looked forward
to “working together again in promoting security and stability both in the region
and globally.”
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