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Latvian President, Prime Minister congratulate Trump

REUTERS, Andrew Kelly

November 6, 10:25

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Authors: Eng.LSM.lv (Latvian Public Broadcasting)

Latvia's President Edgars Rinkēvičs and Prime Minister Evika Siliņa both took to social media November 6 to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory in the United States' presidential elections. Their messages are reproduced below.

Congratulations to US President-elect @realDonaldTrump, look forward to working with you to strengthen bilateral relations and transatlantic partnership. Europe needs strong US and US needs strong Europe. Latvia is and will be a strong and reliable partner of the US 🇱🇻 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/bLwbWf0p7p
— Edgars Rinkēvičs (@edgarsrinkevics) November 6, 2024

Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump on winning the US presidential election! Latvia’s priority is to continue strenghtening transatlantic ties. We count on strong US leadership in the world. The US is our strategic partner and strong NATO Ally. Latvia spends over 3% on defence.
— Evika Siliņa 🇱🇻🇺🇦 (@EvikaSilina) November 6, 2024

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