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Obama wants continued cooperation with Britain

Xinhua, May 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday called freshly-mandated British Prime Minister David Cameron to express hope for continued cooperation with him on addressing the challenges facing the world.

The president, as he did in a statement released earlier in the day, once again offered his congratulations on the premier's victory in parliamentary elections a day earlier.

"President Obama reiterated his strong commitment to the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and told the prime minister that he looks forward to building on their already close relationship to continue to address a range of shared interests and the challenges we face around the world," the White House said in the statement.

It said the two leaders "look forward to meeting with each other" in June when they have a summit in Germany with leaders of the other five industrialized nations -- Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan.

Cameron became prime minister in 2010 and will serve another term. Ahead of the polls in Britain, The Washington Post lamented a U.S. ally that is "growing weaker, more inwardly focused and less willing or able to join in common endeavors." Endite