PRIME MINISTER OF AZERBAIJAN REPUBLICHIS EXCELLENCYMR. ILHAM ALIYEV
I cordially congratulate You with Your election to the post of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Confident victory at the elections pointed that the people of Azerbaijan backs the balanced program offered by You fro development of Country and its foreign political course.
As in the recent meeting in Yalta, I would like to emphasize strategic compliance of the interests of our states, existence of opportunities for further strengthening friendship and traditional partnership between Russia and Azerbaijan. All these respond interests of our nations and serve the important factor of security and development of the Caucasian region.
I rely upon the active cooperation and continuation of comprehensive dialogue, which we intensively and usefully conducted with Heydar Aliyevich.
I sincerely wish You, dear Ilham Heydarovich, success in Your responsible activity at the post of the heads of state, and the fraternal people of Azerbaijan - happiness and prosperity.
Respectfully,
Vladimir Putin,
President of the Russian Federation
Moscow, the Kremlin,
16 October 2003
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