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WorldleaderscongratulatedDonaldTrumponhispresidentialelectionvictoryoverHillaryClinton.

Manyalsohavevoicedawillingnesstomeetwiththepresident-electtobegintalksonbeginninganewphaseinrelationswiththeU.S.

Japan’sChiefCabinetSecretary,YoshihideSuga,saidThursdaythatJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbewillmeetwithTrumpnextweekinNewYorkCity.ItwillbeTrump’sfirstmeetingwithaforeignleadersincehewonTuesday’spresidentialelection.

SugasaidthetwospokebytelephoneonWednesday.TrumpandAbesaidtheyremaincommittedtocontinueU.S.-JapancooperationonAsia-Pacificsecurity,headded.

TrumpoftensaidduringhiscampaignthatJapanandotheralliesshouldberequiredtopaymoreofthecoststokeepU.S.forcesintheircountries.ThecandidatealsosuggestedU.S.forcesmightwithdrawfromnationsthatdonotsupportmoreofthosecosts.

ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsentacongratulatorymessagetoTrumponWednesday,statetelevisionreported.TrumpcriticizedChina’stradepoliciesduringthecampaign.Hesaidhesupportedplacingimporttaxes,ortariffs,onChinesegoodscomingintotheU.S.

ThereportsaidXitoldthepresident-electthatthetwobiggesteconomiesintheworldsharearesponsibilitytosupportglobaldevelopmentandprosperity.

“IplacegreatimportanceontheChina-U.S.relationship,andlookforwardtoworkingwithyoutoupholdtheprinciplesofnon-conflict,non-confrontation,mutualrespectandwin-wincooperation,”Xiwasquotedassaying.

TheofficeofSouthKoreanPresidentParkGeun-hyesaidshespokewithTrumpbytelephoneonThursday.Itsaidthepresident-electpromisedhewouldmakesuretheU.S.willstandwithSouthKorea“100percent.”

Inastatement,Park’sofficesaidthetwoagreedtocontinueU.S.-SouthKoreaneffortstocounterNorthKorea’smilitarythreats.

AustralianPrimeMinisterMalcolmTurnbullsaidhebrieflyspokewithTrumptodiscussthehistoryofmilitarycooperationbetweenthetwocountries.TurnbullalsosaidhespokeaboutwhyAustraliasupportsU.S.approvaloftheTrans-PacificPartnership(TPP)tradeagreement.

Trumphascriticizedtradedeals,includingtheTPP.Hehascalleda“disaster”thatwouldkillmanyAmericanjobs.

MexicanPresidentEnriquePenaNietosaidheagreedtomeetwithTrumpsoontodiscusscooperationonanumberofissues.NietosaidhewelcomedTrump’svictoryspeechpromisingtoseekcommongroundandpartnershipswithothercountries.

“DialoguetomakeagreementsisstillthebestforMexico,andmygovernmentwillseekopportunitiesthatbenefitbothnationsinthisnewphaseofbilateralrelations,”Nietosaid.

However,MexicanForeignMinisterClaudiaRuizMassieurepeatedhergovernment’spositionaboutTrump'sproposaltobuildawalltokeepillegalimmigrantsoutoftheU.S.Shesaidhergovernmentdidnotwanttopaythecostofthewall.

“Payingforawallisnotpartofourvision,"shetoldalocaltelevisionstation.TrumpmadehispromisetomakeMexicopayforthewallamajorpartofhiscampaign.

RussianPresidentVladimirPutinsentatelegramtoTrumpafterhisvictoryonWednesday.TheRussianleadersaidhelookedforwardto“aconstructivedialoguebasedontheprinciplesofequalityandmutualrespect.”

PutinalsopromisedtoworkwithTrumptohelpsolve“thecurrentcrisis”inRussia-U.S.relations.

Duringthepresidentialcampaign,U.S.officialsrepeatedlyaccusedtheRussiangovernmentofbeinginvolvedinattacksonAmericancomputersystems.TheyalsowarnedthatRussiamaylaunchcyberattacksmeanttodisrupttheU.S.election.

Russiadeniedtheaccusations,withoneofficialsayingtheideawasanattemptbyU.S.officialstocreate“anti-Russianhysteria.”

Israel'sleader,PrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu,reactedbycallingTrumpa"truefriendofthestateofIsrael."Inavideomessage,hesaidhebelievesthetwoleaders“willcontinuetostrengthentheuniquealliancebetweenourtwocountriesandbringittoevergreaterheights.”

Inajointletter,theleadersoftheEuropeanCommissionandEUCouncilcongratulatedTrumponhiswinandinvitedhimtocometoBrusselsfortalks.CommissionheadJean-ClaudeJunckerandcouncilleaderDonaldTusknoteditwas“moreimportantthanevertostrengthentransatlanticrelations.”

TheypromisedtocooperatewithaTrumpadministrationonissuesincludingclimatechange,migration,counter-terrorism,and“thethreattoUkraine'ssovereigntyandterritorialintegrity.”

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