OFFICIAL NEWS
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJANHIS EXCELLENCYMR. ILHAM ALIYEV
Today, when all progressive and intellectual mankind highly appreciate and greets the wise decision of the people of Azerbaijan, Your election to the post of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Georgian people are especially proud of this logic step. Our family is proud as well.
Our father, the well-known Georgian playwright, laureate of the State and Lenin prizes, late Suliko Zhgentu – the author of the films “The Soldier’s Father”, “Your Son, Land” “The Heat of Your Hands”, “Saplings”, “Quixote”, etc – highly appreciated the outstanding personality of the extraordinary politician and diplomat of nowadays, unique person Heydar Aliyevich Aliyev, and had always been proud that exactly the Baku was the city from where the triumphal parade of his The Soldier’s Father” throughout the world started.
Today, our family together with representatives of the Georgian intellectuals is happy that exactly You, the talented, skillful successor of the great causes of Your father, have led the country, whise people know the true cost of true arts and eternal human values.
We wish the whole people of Azerbaijan progress and prosperity in the name of strengthening friendship between our peoples.
Sincerely,
Olga and Ketevan
Daughters of playwright Suliko Zhgenti
Tbilisi, October 30, 2003