ECONOMY
PRIME MINISTER OF AZERBAIJAN REPUBLICHIS EXCELLENCYMR. ILHAM ALIYEV
I extend my heartfelt felicitations to You with the election as the President of Azerbaijan Republic.
With particular excitement, I watched the latest pre-election events in Azerbaijan and with impatience waited the conclusions of voting. Preliminary conclusions of the elections, made public on 16 October 2003, were natural and fair results.
Victory at the elections, perhaps, became recognition of those high contributions, which are marked Your life and professional path.
Leadership of the “LUKoil” Company and personally I hope that under Your leadership the Republic of Azerbaijan will as usual follow the path of reforms and multiple all the positive achievements of Country.
I express my confidence that traditional links of friendship and mutually beneficial partnership that always existed among the oilmen of the two countries will be preserved and multiplied for the welfare of prosperity of our peoples.
I wish You, dear Ilham Heydarovich, great success in Your activity at the high state post, health and happiness to You and Your natives.
Sincerely Yours,
Vahid Alakbarov,
President of the LUKoil Company
Moscow, 17 October 2003