Millions of Azerbaijanis residing in the foreign countries received the news on appointment of Mr. Ilham Aliyev to the post of Premier with the sense of endless joy and full approval.

Azerbaijanis, not indifferent to the destiny of their compatriots, whose hearts beat in unison with their Motherland, keeping in touch with the State Committee on work with Azerbaijanis residing abroad, share their joy, congratulate the new Prime Minister, consider him a worthy successor of founder of the Azerbaijani statehood President Heydar Aliyev.

The statement, received by the Committee from Azerbaijanis residing in the foreign countries, says: ‘From the outside, it is better seen the Azerbaijan realities, conducted in the country large creative work, strengthening of the statehood. Ilham Aliyev, as a close brother-in-arms of Mr. President, has exclusive contributions in conclusion of the international contracts that meet interests of the Country, realization of grandiose economic projects. With the name of Ilham Aliyev are connected ensuring the interests of Azerbaijan, achieving successful results in the international organizations.

As the first vice-president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic, Ilham Aliyev reached bright success in realization of the oil strategy of Azerbaijan. Thanks to tireless activity at the post of president of the National Olympic Committee, Mr. Ilham Aliyev deserved great sympathy of the Azerbaijani youth. The young generation sees in Ilham Aliyev the head of the future, successful Azerbaijan and with confidence looks at the coming day.

Mr. Ilham Aliyev demonstrated his endless ability, high intellectual potential in all the assigned-him spheres. Ilham Aliyev is one of the renowned politicians not only in the country, but also beyond its borders. His tireless activity, resoluteness became the source of proud of the Azerbaijani Diaspora. We, Azerbaijanis, residing in the foreign countries, wish eternity to the stability established in the Motherland, economic rebirth, the pursued political course, state that always stand ready to serve Azerbaijan, promote its new Prime Minister.

Last times, some internal and external forces with all possible dirty methods cast slurs on the Azerbaijan state, its head, demonstrate their moral dissoluteness. Azerbaijanis of world say resolute ‘No’ to the forces, struggling with such dirty methods.

We are certain that the Prime Minister Mr. Ilham Aliyev will continue the work with the Azerbaijanis of world, the activity, aimed at unification of views and work of the compatriots, that cooperation with the Azerbaijanis of world will much more strengthen in the name of interests of Azerbaijan’.

In the telegrams, received by the Committee from Moldova and Belarus, Congress of Azerbaijanis of Ukraine, the Israel-Azerbaijan Society of Friendship, on behalf of numerous Azerbaijani Diasporas of Turkey, the Lithuanian-Azerbaijani Association ‘Azeri’, on behalf of the Azerbaijanis residing in Netherlands, the Hungary-Azerbaijan Friendship Society, the Belgium-Swiss Committee, on behalf of the Azerbaijani community of Bulgaria, the Association ‘Azeri’ in Germany, from the numerous cities of the Russian Federation and many other places, the Azerbaijanis congratulate Ilham Aliyev, wished him great success at the new post.