US President-elect Joe Biden in a response letter to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople declared desire to cooperate with him. The contents of the message were posted on site patriarchy.
In the letter, Biden thanked Bartholomew for “kind words and good wishes.” He stressed that he was honored to be elected to the presidency, and reminded that he and the vice-president-elect Kamala Harris have a lot of work ahead. “We look forward to working with you at this difficult time,” the politician added.
Biden reportedly made a handwritten note to the letter. “Be healthy. We need your guidance,” he wrote to the patriarch.
As noted by RIA Novosti , earlier Biden and Bartholomew met several times. In addition, the President-elect of the United States has good relations with the American Greek diaspora.