From Sergey Lebedev, Chairman of Executive Committee and Executive Secretary of CIS
His Excellency Mr Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Esteemed Ilham Heydar oglu,
Please accept my sincere congratulations on your re-election as the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Your convincing victory in the presidential election is a clear manifestation of the Azerbaijani people`s support to your purposeful policy.
Under your competent leadership, the country is experiencing well though-out economic, social and administrative reforms and genuine democratization of public relations and public institutions.
As a result of continuous implementation of your far-reaching policy, Azerbaijan's influence in the countries of the near and far abroad is growing, and its engagement and role in the international arena is steadily increasing.
I believe that your new presidential term will help you achieve new accomplishments in the political and socio-economic development of your country, and in the further strengthening and deepening of integration processes within the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Once again I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to you on your victory in the presidential election, coupled with my wishes for your robust health, well-being and success in your multifaceted state activities.
Sincerely,
Sergey Lebedev
Chairman of Executive Committee and Executive Secretary of CIS