Reactions of the world leaders to Jimmy Carter's death

Von WOM

After the death of the former US President Jimmy Carter Leader figures expressed their condolences.

influential foreign policy

The 39th President of the United States led significant foreign policy initiatives that continue to have an impact. This includes, among other things, the peace agreement in the Middle East between Israel and Egypt, the normalization of relationships with China initiated by the Nixon administration, as well as the signing of contracts that ultimately transferred Panama to control the Panama Canal from the USA

Nobel Peace Prize winner

In 2002, Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for his decades of tireless efforts to find peaceful solutions for international conflicts, to promote democracy and human rights and to promote economic and social development."

criticism and challenges

Nevertheless, Carter saw extensive criticism of his dealings with the Iran-geisel crisis from 1979 Exposed in which dozens of American citizens were held by Iranian revolutionaries for 444 days who stormed the US message in Tehran, out of anger about the support of the United States for the authoritarian ruler of Iran, Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.

worldwide mourning exploits

Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi: at this moment of grief I speak my sincere condolences to the family of President Jimmy Carter as well as the president and the people of the United States. President Carter was a symbol of humanitarian and diplomatic efforts; his deep faith in peace and justice has inspired him, it to follow. “

Panama's President José Raúl Mulino: "I speak to the family, the people and the United States government my condolences to the death of President Jimmy Carter. His time in the White House was of crucial importance for Panama to negotiate the Torrijos carter contracts from 1977, the handover of the channel in panamaic hands our country reached. ”

UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres: "It grows me very much, from the death of the 39th president of the United States, Mr. James Earl 'Jimmy' Carter, Jr.

French President Emmanuel Macron: "In the course of his life, Jimmy Carter was a tireless advocate of the rights of the weakest and fought tirelessly for peace. France sends his warm thoughts to his family and the American people."

British Prime Minister Keir Strander: "I was very sad about the death of President Carter and would like to pay tribute to him for his decades of selfless public commitment. His presidency will be remembered for the historical camp david agreement between Israel and Egypt."

Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj: "We express our sincerely condolences to the American people and the family of President Jimmy Carter. He was a leader in a time when Ukraine was not yet independent."

a lasting inheritance

carter will be remembered as a Peacemaker, a champion of human rights and a humanitarian. All political differences, his commitment to peace and justice, for which he fought tirelessly, remains unforgettable. May his souvenir for the coming generations a light of inspiration and hope.