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MR. ILHAM ALIYEV HEYDAR OGLUPRIME MINISTER OF REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN

Dear Mr. Ilham Heydar oglu,

Let us congratulate You from the bottom of our hearts with assignment to a post of Prime Minister of Republic of Azerbaijan.

Highly appreciating Your activities and the subsequent achievements attained at periods of Your previous offices, we hereby would like to express our confidence in that You will everything in Your power for happy future of Your independent country, for the welfare of people of Azerbaijan and will continue to create opportunities for broadened promotion of economic cooperation with foreign countries,

Let us congratulate You once again, wish you long life, health, happiness and sole success in Your affairs.

Yours truly,

Cao Yaofeng

President - Shengli Petroleum Administrative Bureau, Sinopec, China

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