HIS EXCELLENCYMR. ILHAM ALIYEVPRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
It gives me great pleasure to extend to You and to the Government and people of Azerbaijan my warmest congratulations on the occasion of the National Holiday.
Ours is the first generation with the knowledge, technology and resources that can defeat poverty. We have a template for action: the Millennium Declaration. We also have institutions- such as the United Nations- that are well place to contribute. So let us not think of our era only as an age of threats, but also as one that offers new and exciting opportunities to achieve the goals for which we have long yearned. But let us equally, put our minds to the task, and summon the political will and resources needed for this vital endeavor.
In that hopeful spirit, I very much look forward to continuing to work closely with the Government and people of Azerbaijan in our common, global mission of development and peace. Please accept my best wishes on this important national observance.
Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration
Kofi A.Annan
Secretary General of the United Nations
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