“Your Excellency, allow me to warmly congratulate you on your election as President of the United States of America. The voter support you have received is a reflection of Americans’ confidence in your leadership skills demonstrated so many times in the past in serving US citizens, but also an expression of their will to change. Given the crucial role that American democracy plays in global politics, your election is an event of global significance. The sheer power of democratic values, from which the historical greatness and success of the United States grew, is an inspiration to many parts of the world. That is also why I watched your speech very closely and was pleased to note your strong determination to strengthen the transatlantic bond with the closest US partners, among whom the Czech Republic is definitely a party, ”said Zeman in the letter.
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He added that our “all-round relations grow out of a strong friendship established at the birth of Czech statehood and confirmed during the critical moments of the 20th century.” According to him, American support was key for the Czech Republic to return to the family of democratic countries after 1989, to become a member of the North Atlantic Alliance and a confident, responsible and active member of the international community.
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On Saturday, Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček (CSSD) said: “I congratulate Joe Biden on winning the presidential election. I look forward to working with the new US administration. I believe that we will be able to continue to deepen our mutual relations and strong alliance between Europe. “
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“I cordially congratulate Joe Biden on his election as the next President of the United States of America. I look forward to all-round and friendly cooperation,” said Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
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Home Secretary Jan Hamacek (CSSD) congratulated Joe Biden, but also Vice President Kamale Harris, on the victory.
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