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President Obama re-election

"I think he's a very successful US president and I look forward to working with him in the future."

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Prime Minister David Cameron has given his reaction to Barack Obama’s victory in the US Presidential election.

The Prime Minister spoke during his visit to Jordan:

I would like to congratulate Barack Obama on his re-election.

I have really enjoyed working with him over the last few years and I look forward to working with him again over the next four years.

There are so many things that we need to do: we need to kick start the world economy and I want to see an EU-US trade deal.

Right here in Jordan I am hearing appalling stories about what has happened inside Syria so one of the first things I want to talk to Barack about is how we must do more to try and solve this crisis.

Above all, congratulations to Barack. I’ve enjoyed working with him, I think he’s a very successful US president and I look forward to working with him in the future.

Published 7 November 2012