US President George W. Bush and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder have sent letters of congratulations on Simeon`s taking over as Prime Minister of Bulgaria. Bush says in his letter that he expects the US administration and the Bulgarian government to cooperate, sharing one and the same vision for a democratic and prosperous Bulgaria, integrated in the European and Euro-Atlantic structures as an equal partner. Bush hails Saxe-Coburg`s commitment to continue the process of reforms and to seek peace and stability on the Balkans. Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel and the prime ministers of Slovakia, Kuwait, Denmark, France and Luxembourg also congratulated the newly elected Prime Minister.