07/11/2012 President
Strasbourg, 07.11.2012 – Jean-Claude Mignon, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), this morning congratulated Barack Obama on his re-election as President of the United States of America.
“I send my heartfelt congratulations to President Obama on his re-election and wish him every success. Throughout his first term of office, he has placed social justice, equality and solidarity at the very centre of his actions; these are the same values which guide the activities of the Council of Europe. President Obama has given a commitment to continue along this path over the coming four years.
I sincerely hope that the long and fruitful co-operation between our organisation and the United States will be consolidated and strengthened. I would like here and now to invite President Obama to address the Parliamentary Assembly in the near future. The Council of Europe and its Assembly will always stand alongside an America that fights for a more just, more tolerant and more prosperous society.”
The USA has observer status with the Council of Europe.