OFFICIAL NEWS
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY AHMAD NECDET SEZER PHONED TO PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC ILHAM ALIYEV
President Ahmad Necdet Sezer congratulated head of the Azerbaijani state Ilham Aliyev and the people of Azerbaijan on the coming New Year, wished him in 2004 health, new successes in the difficult, at the same time honorary activity, and the fraternal people of Azerbaijan - sustainable development and prosperity.
In the course of telephone talk, the Presidents has a comprehensive exchange of views on bilateral relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, gave a high assessment to the present level of these relations, stressed their perspectives of expansion.
The Presidents with pleasure underlined that the bilateral relations basing on the historical friendship and fraternal traditions of the two peoples and countries, common language, common interests and national-cultural values last times have gained high speed and acquired a strategic partnership. The Presidents noted that the nationwide leader of Azerbaijani people, genius son of the Turkic world, outstanding statesman and political figure of the modern time President Heydar Aliyev had invaluable contributions in this.
The heads of state revering memory of President Heydar Aliyev, stressed the necessity of completion of construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan MEP, which became possible thanks to his titanic efforts and which is the gigantic example of international cooperation, within the schedule, as well as realization of other cooperation projects founder of which is the late President.
President Ilham Aliyev stated that the Azerbaijani-Turkish friendly and fraternal relations and strategic partnership that base on the wise principle of President Heydar Aliyev “one nation, two states” would further develop and strengthen for the welfare of the two peoples, and he, would spare not strength in this direction.
President Ilham Aliyev expressed gratitude to the President of the Republic of Turkey Ahmad Necdet Sezer for telephone call and warm congratulations, wished him happiness, success, the fraternal people of Turkey - persistent tranquility and progress.