Nicely-wishes to an incoming U.S. president took on a brand new kind this 12 months, as world leaders issuing congratulations to President Joe Biden additionally appeared to precise palpable reduction that the Trump administration had come to an finish. "America is again," tweeted South Korean President Moon Jae-in shortly after Biden's inauguration. "America's new starting will make democracy even better. Along with the Korean individuals, I stand by your journey towards 'America United.'" Moon was among the many world leaders most affected by former President Donald Trump's international coverage, on this case the nuclear brinkmanship that accompanied his unprecedented conferences with North Korean chief Kim Jong Un. The overtures amounted to 3 high-profile summits that in the end didn’t yield main breakthroughs or forestall rising tensions in latest months as Pyongyang sought to reassert itself in the course of the transition of energy in Washington. Others within the crosshairs of Trump's makes an attempt to say "America First" insurance policies appeared virtually jubilant on the prospects of a extra predictable superpower. Longtime NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg, recognized for his stoicism, issued a really plain assertion following Trump's inauguration in early 2017, clearly anticipating the combativeness the previous president would make use of to bully and cajole the Chilly Warfare-era alliance that's been made newly related amid renewed Russian provocations. That tone differed sharply from his sentiments this week. "Right this moment is the beginning of a brand new chapter for the transatlantic alliance," wrote the previous Norwegian prime minister, whose tenure shepherding the alliance started the identical 12 months Russia invaded Ukraine. "U.S. management stays important as we work collectively to guard our democracies, our values and the rules-based worldwide order." Regardless of Trump's assertions that the U.S. had stabilized conflicts within the Center East, some leaders on the bottom there indicated the necessity for swift readjustments now in comparison with the occasions of the final 4 years. Masrour Barzani, the prime minister of the semi-autonomous Kurdish area of Iraq, known as on Biden to "restore much-needed certainty to the area" in issuing congratulations to the president and Vice President Kamala Harris. Likewise Ashraf Ghani, the chief of Afghanistan from which Trump introduced troop withdrawals accomplished the week earlier than Biden's inauguration, known as the change of administrations "a brand new starting." The brand new president "begins anew to revive partnerships for peace," Ghani wrote. In December, Ghani indefinitely canceled beforehand scheduled high-profile remarks on the Aspen Safety Discussion board, days after Trump's introduced withdrawal and going through new stress from his administration on Kabul. The discussion board introduced Thursday that Ghani would as a substitute seem later in January. Not all world leaders managing international locations on the heart of Trump's insurance policies appeared happy, nevertheless. Regardless of friction with its earlier leaders, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has made clear to Biden that he had a very good working relationship with the prior administration. And he appeared this week to warning towards any insurance policies that may seem overly meddlesome to Mexico's personal ambitions, understanding Biden deliberate to prioritize sweeping new immigration insurance policies within the first hours of his presidency. "I need to point out that we do have an excellent relationship with the now president of your nation, Mr. Donald Trump," he instructed Biden in a name this week, The New York Instances reported. "No matter another concerns, he respects our sovereignty."