International reaction to the United States presidential election

Greece on Wednesday hailed the support expressed by outgoing US President Barack Obama for debt relief for the country even as the latter arrived in Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose country has consistently resisted restructuring Greece's debt burden.

Opposition New Democracy on Tuesday hailed the arrival to Greece of Barack Obama, as the outgoing US president starts a farewell tour of Europe and Latin America with a two-day visit to Athens.

"New Democracy welcomes President Obama and looks forward to a visit that will be useful and productive for Greek interests," the conservative party said in an announcement.

US President Barack Obama received President-elect Donald Trump at the White House, where the former briefed the winner of the elections on a number of issues. The two men talked for about 90 minutes and the agenda included Obama’s official visit to Greece next week. “I want to emphasise to you, Mr.

Serbian president speaks with U.S. counterpart

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and U.S. President Barack Obama spoke on Monday in New York during a reception organized by Obama.

The reception is organized on the occasion of the UN General Assembly session.

It takes courage to accept failure. U.S. President Barack Obama has shown the world that he can learn from the facts and abandon a long-failed policy – because U.S. policy toward Cuba has been a disaster, a remnant of the 20th century. The president’s actions this week set the stage: No more 20th century obstacles to U.S. policy making.

Americans marked the 13th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, as President Barack Obama vowed that the nation would never "give in to fear."