MADRID (Sputnik) – The Spanish government congratulated on Wednesday Donald Trump on being elected the next president of the United States, expressing its desire to strengthen transatlantic ties and friendship.
"The Government of Spanish expresses its sincere congratulations to Donald Trump in relation to his election as 45th president of the United States," the statement read.
According to the statement, the United States has always been a strategic ally of Spain.
"The aim of the Spanish government is the continuation of the process of strengthening transatlantic ties between Europe and the United States, as well as the deepening of friendship between your countries and peoples," the statement read.
