President Ilham Aliyev extends Independence Day greetings to Uzbek counterpart
Baku, September 1, AZERTAC
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of congratulations to President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev as his country celebrates the Independence Day.
“Under your leadership, fraternal Uzbekistan has passed a great path of development in recent years. The strengthening of statehood, socio-economic development of the country, fruitful activity within the international and regional organizations, and its day by day growing influence on the global scale have been possible thanks to your leadership, wise and far-sighted policy,” the Azerbaijani President said in his message.
“The interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan stem from the brotherhood, historical friendship of our peoples and their attachment to common cultural roots. The fact that our multifaceted cooperation built on these good traditions and solid foundations, as well as our strategic partnership based on mutual trust and confidence are developing and expanding successfully today, is gratifying. At the same time, I want to note in particular our successful collaboration and mutual support within international institutions,” the head of state noted.
“I am confident that through our joint efforts the traditional ties of friendship and the cooperation of mutual interest between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan will continue to develop rapidly and deepen even further to the benefit of our peoples,” President Ilham Aliyev emphasized.