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US lends support to Ukraine's president-elect
(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-02-12 04:43
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WASHINGTON: US president Barack Obama has congratulated Viktor Yanukovich for his win in Ukraine's presidential race and commended the conduct of the Feb 7 election, the White House said on Thursday.
Obama's phone call could lend support to Yanukovich amid concerns about a standoff with Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who refused to concede defeat and vowed that her government would not resign voluntarily.
The White House said Obama wished Yanukovich "success in carrying out his mandate" and "commended the Ukrainian people" on the conduct of the vote.
"They agreed on the importance of continuing cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation," the statement said.
