Antonio Guterres congratulates the President-elect and the Vice-President-elect: spokesperson (dossier)
United Nations, United States:
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday congratulated Joe Biden for winning the US presidency – and the American people for a “dynamic exercise in democracy.”
Biden was being screened as the winner of the hotly contested November 3 election on Saturday by US media, although President Donald Trump has yet to concede.
“The secretary general congratulates the American people on a dynamic exercise in democracy in his country’s elections last week,” spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told reporters.
“He congratulates the President-elect and Vice-President-elect and reaffirms that the partnership between the United States and the United Nations is an essential pillar of the international cooperation necessary to address the dramatic challenges facing the world today.”
Dujarric did not explain why Guterres waited two days to offer his congratulations to Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris.
As of Saturday, dozens of world leaders and heads of international organizations offered their wishes to the Democratic duo.
Diplomats who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity said Guterres, whose term ends at the end of 2021, does not plan to seek a second term if Trump is re-elected.
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