PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJANHIS EXCELLENCY MR. ILHAM ALIYEV
Accept, please, deep condolence on death of Your father and great friend of your country, President Heydar Aliyev.
Heydar Aliyevich Aliyev was one of the brightest politicians of the XX century. Possessing the talent of extraordinary thinking of great political figure, he could turn Azerbaijan to a developing industrial Republic, country that holds a worthy place in the world community.
We highly assess his contributions to development and strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation and good neighboring between Azerbaijan and Russia, in strengthening the tradition of historical friendship of the peoples of our countries. We are convinced that under Your leadership these ideas will find further deepening and extent.
In these hard days, highly esteemed Ilham Heydarovich, we together with You, with the whole people of Azerbaijan are mourning on the irreplaceable loss.
Valentina Tereshkova,
Head of the Russian Center of International Scientific and Cultural Cooperation
Moscow 15 December 2003.