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While many world leaders have already spoken out in public and on social media to offer their initial congratulations to Biden, Johnson’s call with Biden came after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday became the first known world leader to have actually had a formal congratulatory call.

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Trudeau later tweeted a photo from the call, saying that he and Biden have worked together before and that \"we’re ready to pick up on that work and tackle the challenges and opportunities facing our two countries - including climate change and COVID-19.\"

A spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that, in her call with Biden, she \"expressed her wish for a close and trusting future cooperation. The Chancellor and President-elect agreed that transatlantic cooperation is of great importance in view of the multitude of global challenges,\" the spokesman tweeted.

In return, the Biden campaign said that the president-elect \"expressed gratitude to Chancellor Merkel for her congratulations, praised her leadership, and noted that he looked forward to strengthening relations between the United States and Germany and revitalizing the trans-Atlantic relationship, including through NATO and the EU.\"

The campaign issued similar readouts of Biden's calls with Macron and the Martin.

In his call with Macron, the Biden campaign said \"President-elect thanked President Macron for his congratulations and expressed his desire to strengthen relations between the United States and France, its oldest ally.\"

Of his call with Taoiseach Martin, the Biden campaign said Biden \"highlighted his desire to strengthen the enduring personal, cultural, and economic ties between the United States and Ireland.\"

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