OFFICIAL NEWS
PRIME MINISTER OF AZERBAIJAN REPUBLICHIS EXCELLENCYMR. ILHAM ALIYEV
Accept, please, our kindest congratulations with your election to the post of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Your confident victory at the elections brightly demonstrated aspiration of the people of Azerbaijan for continuation of the political course of Heydar Aliyevich Aliyev, aimed at consecutive democratic alterations in society, progress and happiness of the Azerbaijani people.
Making its choice, the electors of Azerbaijan, thus, supported the course proclaimed by Your for development of strategic union with Russia, strengthening of friendly and good neighboring relations of our peoples.
The Russian journalists, all Russian-speaking world journalists keep those cordial and meaningful meetings with You during the successful, thanks to Your support, conduction in Baku of the V World Congress of Russian Press.
Accept, please, dear Ilham Heydarovich, our sincere wishes for successful work at the high state post, new accomplishments in development of economy and culture of the Republic, good and happiness to You and Your beautiful family.
Vitaliy Ignatenko,
Director General of ITAR-TASS, president of the World Association of Russian Press
Michael Gusman,
First Deputy Director General of ITAR-TASS
Moscow, 22 October 2003