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Obama welcomed the newly elected President and EU Foreign Ministers

U.S. President Barack Obama has congratulated the Prime Minister of Belgium Herman Van Rompuy on his election as the first president of the European Union, and Baroness Catherine Ashton, who became the first foreign minister of the regional organization, informs BBC News referring to the White House.

first elected president of the EU will make Europe even more powerful partner of the United States, said Barack Obama. “The United States has no stronger partner than Europe in the struggle for security and prosperity around the world,” – said in the address.

“We look forward to working together with President Van Rompuy and EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Ashton, as well as with the head of the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and his new Cabinet of European Commissioner for the implementation of the commitments made at the US-EU summit that was held on November 3, 2009, and designed to deal with bilateral, regional and global issues “- reported in the document.