Croatian President Zoran Milanovic on Saturday congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on his victory of the presidential elections and said he was confident that this victory would mean the restoration of the trans-Atlantic partnership.

President Milanovic said in his message that Croatia would have not only an ally but also a friend in Biden, since he “understands very well our recent history which I could see during our previous meaningful talks.”

The trust of a record high number of U.S. voters placed in Biden shows that we must persist in believing in democracy even when it is at test, the Croatian head of state underscored.

“I am confident that the victory of Joe Biden will mean the restoration of the Euro-Atlantic partnership that has been in jeopardy and that Europe will again be the main ally of the USA,” Milanovic said adding that this would be beneficial for the globalised world, Europe and Croatia.