PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJANHE MR. ILHAM ALIYEV
Please accept my most sincere and heartfelt congratulations on your election as President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. I express my confidence that under your leadership Azerbaijan will turn into the stronghold of stability in the region that is very important for the neighboring countries. Your qualities of statesman and far-sighted politician have brought deep respect to you both in Azerbaijan and beyond its borders. Your experience, organizational talent, high moral qualities and ability to consolidate your followers allow you to make appropriate decisions and cope with your tasks in any circumstances.
Dear Ilham Heydarovich, this remarkable day, I wish every success in your activity.
Respectfully,
Viktor Kalyuzhniy
Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation
Special Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation on Caspian Status