English to Russian Social Sciences Government / Politics

Since Tuesday evening, the President has been receiving messages from his counterparts around the world congratulating him on winning re-election to a second term in office. The President appreciates all of these messages and looks forward to continuing to work with all of his fellow leaders to address the serious challenges we face together in the world.
This morning the President was able to return some of these messages personally, by phone. In each call, he thanked his counterpart for their friendship and partnership ***thus far*** and expressed his desire to continue close cooperation moving ahead.
(В каждом звонке он благодарил своего коллегу за дружбу и партнерство ??? и выражал желание...)