I congratulate most cordially you and your people on the national day of Malaysia - The Independence Day.

I am confident that the relations of friendship and cooperation between Azerbaijan and Malaysia will be permanently developing and expanding in the name of welfare of our nations.

I wish you a good health, success in your activities, and peace and prosperity to people of Malaysia.

Sincerely,

Heydar Aliyev

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

August 25, 2003

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HE MR. MAKHATHIR MOHAMMAD PRIME MINISTER MALAYSIA

Dear Mr. Prime Minister, I congratulate most cordially you and your people on the national day of Malaysia - The Independence Day. I hope that we will take joint efforts for widening the relations of mutually profitable cooperation between our friendly countries. I wish you a good health, success in your activities, peace and prosperity to your people.Sincerely, Heydar Aliyev President of the Republic of AzerbaijanAugust 25, 2003

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HE MR. ASKAR AKAYEV PRESIDENT REPUBLIC OF KIRGISTAN

Dear Askar Akayevich, I congratulate most cordially you and people of the friendly Kirgistan on the national day of the Republic of Kisgistan - The Independence Day. For recent years, Kirgistan has achieved good results in development of national statehood, political and economic reforms in the country. I am confident that historically traditional relations of friendship and cooperation between Azerbaijan and Kirgistan, two independent states today, will be developing and expanding according to the will of our nations. Dear Askar Akayevich, I wish you a good health, success in your activities, peace and progress to people of friendly Kirgistan.Sincerely, Heydar Aliyev President of the Republic of Azerbaijan August 30, 2003

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IN HONOR OF "VICTORY AND TURKISH ARMED FORCES DAY"

In honor of "Victory and Turkish Armed Forces Day", the Military Attachй of the Embassy of Turkey to Azerbaijan Bayan Omar gave an official reception in the "Gulistan" palace, August 30. The reception was attended by Prime-Minister of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. Welcoming the guests, Military Attachй of the Embassy of Turkey to Azerbaijan, Army General Bayan Omar said the people of Turkey and Turkish Armed Forces gained historical victory under the command of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on August 30, 1992. "This great victory was an example of invincibility and will of the Turkish nation", he said Citing Azerbaijan President Heydar Aliyev’s wise words ‘we are one nation, two states’, the Military Attachй said it was a great honor for him to celebrate this historical day in fraternal Azerbaijan and commemorated the shahids who had gave their lives for the territorial integrity of the country. Addressing the reception participants, Azerbaijan Minister of Defense, General-Colonel Safar Abiyev reminded the words said by President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev during his speech in General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces in Ankara in 2002: "The Turkish Army has always won the great respect of all in Azerbaijan. Services of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk to the Turkish people are invaluable". The Minister also touched upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno Garabakh. He highly appreciated Turkey’s stance and efforts in this regard, and stressed Azerbaijani Armed Forces are ready to carry out any Commander-in-Chief's order to clear Azerbaijan lands from Armenian occupants.Present at the reception were deputy Chairmen of the Milli Majlis, vice-premiers, Chiefs of the Presidential Administration Departments, Milli Majlis members, ministers, foreign Ambassadors and other officials.