President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory.
Joe Biden won the US presidential election on November 7 after a bitter campaign, sparking street celebrations among his supporters in major cities even as President Donald Trump refused to accept defeat. Biden's victory in the battleground state of Pennsylvania put him over the threshold of 270 Electoral College votes he needed to clinch the presidency, ending four days of nail-biting suspense in a deeply divided country.
In a tweet extending congratulations, President Solih expressed hope to working with Biden and his administration on issues of mutual concern from global efforts to recover from COVID-19 to responding to the climate emergency.