London — After President Trump's speech sworn into office In his second term on Monday, he outlined a series of policies that would transform the US's relationship with the rest of the world immigration across the southern border, Mr. Trump signed executive orders pull the US Outside the World Health Organization and: The Paris Climate Agreement.

While some international leaders congratulated Mr. Trump, others were displeased with his first steps in office.

Reaction to Trump's announcement about the US withdrawal from the WTO

The WHO is the UN agency responsible for global public health. It has about 200 member states and plays a leading role in coordinating international responses to disease outbreaks. Mr Trump's announcement began a one-year notice period to The US formally withdraws from the WTO and ceases all financial contributions to the body.

Speaking on Monday, Mr Trump accused the WTO of mismanagement Covid-19 pandemic and other global health crises, saying the agency was unable to act because of “undue political influence from WTO member states” and demanded “unfairly heavy payments” from the United States that are disproportionate to what some other, larger countries such as China are paying;

“The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization,” WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media.

“For more than seven decades, the WHO and the United States have saved countless lives and protected Americans and all people from health threats. Together, we ended smallpox and brought polio to the brink,” Tedros said will review, and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the United States and WHO for the benefit of millions of people with health and of well-being around the world.”

Reuters news agency quoted Germany's health minister as saying on Tuesday that Berlin would try to persuade Mr Trump to change his mind on the WTO, while a spokesman for China's foreign ministry told reporters that “the role of the WHO should only be strengthened, not weakened”.

“China will, as always, support the WHO in carrying out its responsibilities,” spokesman Guo Jiakun said, according to the AFP news agency, adding that Beijing “will work to build a common health community for mankind.”

Trump's reaction to the fact that the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement

In response to Mr. Trump's announcement that the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, a a move that will take a year to complete UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Steele said anyone not embracing clean energy would miss out on “huge profits, millions of manufacturing jobs and clean air”.

The Paris Agreement is a legally binding agreement on climate change that was adopted by 196 parties in 2015. It aims to prevent “global average temperature increases below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels” and to “limit temperature increases to 1.5 °C”. C, above pre-industrial levels”.

“Ignoring it only sends all that enormous wealth to competing economies while climate disasters like drought, wildfires and superstorms continue to worsen, destroying property and businesses, hitting food production and fueling economy-wide price inflation,” Steele said. Reuters, adding that there is still room for the new Trump administration to change course.

“The door remains open to the Paris Agreement, and we welcome constructive engagement from any and all countries,” Steele said.

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen, president of the EU's governing European Commission, told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday that Europe will “stay the course and continue to work with all countries that want to protect nature and stop global warming.” “.

He pledged that the EU-27 bloc would stick to the terms and goals of the Paris agreement, which he said “remains the best hope for all of humanity.”

“Unusual fear” in Europe

Georgios Samaras, a public policy lecturer at King's College London, said European leaders must decide how to position themselves against Mr Trump and his policies.

“I've talked to European Union partners and there's an unusual fear in the commission right now because they don't know what's going to happen next,” Samaras told CBS News , and those who do not kneel will face the consequences of Trump's agenda.”

“The EU will either find a way to communicate with Trump, or, similarly, they can be targeted,” he predicted.

Mr Trump threatened the EU with tariffs, but von der Leyen sent him his “best wishes”.

“The EU looks forward to working closely with you to address global challenges,” the EU leader said in a post on social media. :

The reaction of other global voices to Trump's inauguration

Initial reactions from many world leaders were congratulatory, despite the easing of tensions between Mr Trump and some longtime US allies.

“The relationship between our two nations has been one of cooperation, collaboration and lasting partnership for centuries,” said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has been repeatedly lambasted by Trump appointee Elon Musk on social media in recent weeks With historic ties, I know the depth of friendship will continue.”

In his last days in office, former President Joe Biden removed Cuba from the list of US-sponsored terrorism. Mr. Trump immediately reversed the moveCuban President Michel Díaz-Canal called it “an act of arrogance and contempt for the truth.”

Mr. Trump threatened again in his inauguration speech take back control of the Panama Canal.

Panamanian President José Raul Mulino responded shortly after his speech, reiterating in a statement that “The Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian and its administration will remain under Panamanian control for its permanent neutrality.”

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has responded to Mr. Trump's executive orders, which pave the way for sending US troops to the southern border and targeting foreign terrorist organizations. Sheinbaum said the orders are similar to policies of Mr. Trump's previous administrations and that Mexico is therefore prepared.

“They can act in their territory within the framework of their constitution, what we say: stay away from our sovereignty, our independence, we can coordinate, but we are a free, independent and sovereign country and we will coordinate. Sheinbaum said.

He also criticized Mr Trump's order change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “American Gulf”.

“For us and for the whole world, it's still the Gulf of Mexico,” he said.

Mr. Trump did not immediately impose new tariffs on China, as he had indicated he might, and he recently delayed a ban on China's TikTok, which was drafted under his previous administration and passed under the Biden administration.

“China is willing to work with the new US government under the strategic leadership of the two presidents,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo said on Tuesday, according to the South China Morning Post newspaper and disputes. China believes that there is room for cooperation and dialogue in this trade area, and the two countries can negotiate more.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video message on Monday that “the best days of our alliance are still ahead.”

“The first term of your presidency was full of breakthrough moments,” Netanyahu said.

In Iran, the semi-official student news agency quoted the country's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, as saying that Tehran, as before, is ready to hold direct talks with the new US administration with the aim of imposing sanctions. raised.

“If the other side has the same intention, then the negotiations will take place and may come to a conclusion,” Gharibabadi said.

Iranians who spoke to CBS News on the streets of Tehran expressed apprehension, given Mr. Trump's past tough stance on their country's policies and the devastating impact of sanctions already in place.

Kimia, 26, an arts graduate who declined to give her full name, told CBS News she hopes Mr. Trump will resume his “maximum pressure” tactics on his country's leaders to force them to change their domestic policies and more. allocate resources for the welfare of the people of Iran, “not other countries”.

But others expressed hope that Mr. Trump could start new negotiations with Iran's relatively new, reformist mindset President Masoud Pezeshkian.

“This time, I believe that President Trump and Iran's President Mr. Pezeshian can hold positive talks, and hopefully it will end well for the people of Iran,” said Maya, a 29-year-old master's student in Tehran.

At a meeting of Russia's Security Council, hours before Mr Trump's inauguration, President Vladimir Putin praised the new administration for aiming to restore direct lines of communication, which Moscow says the Biden White House cut off.

“Naturally, we welcome this position and send our congratulations to the newly elected president of the United States of America on the occasion of his inauguration,” Putin said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also congratulated Mr. Trump on Monday.

“President Trump is always decisive, and through his announced force policy, peace provides an opportunity to strengthen American leadership and achieve a long-term and just peace, which is the top priority,” Zelensky said.

It is unclear how Mr Trump will handle the war in Ukraine after campaigning on a promise to quickly end the conflict there. The US has provided massive military aid to Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.

In a separate video message, Zelensky said that the new American administration offers a good chance to achieve peace.

“Ukrainians are ready to work together with the Americans to achieve peace, true peace,” he said. “This is an opportunity that should be used.”

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