PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJANMR. ILHAM ALIYEV
Accept my most sincere and heartfelt congratulations on the occasion of Your appointment as Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. I express confidence that both domestic and foreign policy of the Republic of Azerbaijan will be actively put into practice under your government. Your position of genuine patriot whose ideas and endeavors are directed to the prosperity of Azerbaijan and have brought a deserved prestige and respect of numerous friends and colleagues both inside and far beyond your country’s borders.
Large expertise, organizing talent, high human caliber, ability to unite like-minded persons around you, allows You finding right decisions and cope with any task in any conditions.
On this remarkable day, dear Ilham Heydarovich, with all my heart I wish You and Your relatives good health and new accomplishments in your activity.
Viktor Kalyujniy
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation,
Special envoy of the President of the Russian Federation on the Caspian
Moscow, August 4, 2003.