[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The EU’s top leaders on Wednesday invited US President-elect Donald Trump...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
to a summit as soon as possible as they warned of uncertainty in relations and a need to respect democratic values.
"I do not believe that any country today can be great in isolation," European Council chief Donald Tusk told news hounds in Brussels, referring to Trump’s campaign slogan of "Make America Great Again".
"Europe and the United States simply have no option but to cooperate as closely as possible."
Tusk and European Commission boss Jean-Claude Juncker said in a letter that they wanted to discuss "unprecedented challenges" including the ISIS group, the conflict in Ukraine, and a troubled EU-US trade deal under negotiation.
"We would take this opportunity to invite you to visit Europe for an EU-US summit at your earliest convenience. This conversation would allow for us to chart the course of our relations for the next four years," they said in a letter of congratulations to Trump.
But former Polish prime minister Tusk struck a more sober tone in a statement to journalists at the 28-nation European Union
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’s headquarters as he recalled that "Italians, Irish, Poles, Germans, Spanish" had helped build America.
"While respecting the democratic choice of the American people, we are at the same time aware of the new challenges that these results bring. One of them is this moment of uncertainty over the future of our transatlantic relations," he said.
’Warning sign’
With the EU still reeling from the shock of Britannia’s recent vote to leave, Tusk added: "The events of the last months and days should be treated as a warning sign for all who believe in liberal democracy."
Juncker later said in a speech in Berlin that the EU should not "upend its relations with the United States" out of "annoyance" with the shock outcome of the presidential election.
"We remain partners because the world needs the United States and the European continent working side-by-side. That is why I strongly urge us to seek common ground," he said.
Following Trump’s victory, EU foreign ministers will hold a special meeting in Brussels on Sunday at the invitation of the bloc’s foreign policy supremo Federica Mogherini.
They will have an "informal dinner to exchange views on the way forward in EU-US relations following the US elections," a spokeswoman for Mogherini said.
Separately Martin Schulz, the head of the European Parliament, urged Trump to show "responsibility" after a divisive
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campaign, adding that he had "managed to become the standard-bearer of the angst and fears of millions of Americans."