OFFICIAL NEWS
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJANHIS EXCELLENCY,MR. ILHAM ALIYEV
With the greatest personal grief, I have learned of the loss of your dearly beloved father, His Excellency, President of the Azerbaijan Republic, Heydar Aliyev, and wish to express my heartfelt condolences.
President Aliyev was an outstanding political figure of our time. His eminent will and superb leadership helped Azerbaijan to survive the most difficult time of its history in 1994 and, led the Azerbaijan Republic to realize superb progress and progressive economic development.
We were impressed with the first visit of His Excellency to Japan in February, 1998, and indeed that visit was a strong stimulus to the establishment of close relations and economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Japan.
We, at Mitsui & Co, Ltd, will greatly miss and always remember His Excellency President Aliyev. We assure you that we remain dedicated to his goals and that we will further continue to contribute our best efforts to developing the economic relations and sincere friendship between Azerbaijan Republic and Japan.
I would like to send our thoughts and sympathies at this sad time to you, your family and all the people of the Azerbaijan Republic.
Yours faithfully
Shoei Utsuda
President and Chief Executive OfficerMitsui & Co Ltd