POLITICS
TO H.E. Mr. ILHAM ALIYEV, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
Your Excellency Mr. President!
We express our deep gratitude to You for your decrees conferring honorary titles and awards upon a group of employees of the Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency, AZERTAC, on the eve of its 90th anniversary.
Esteemed Mr. President!
AZERTAC`s staff, which is proud of your attention and care, deeply realizes big responsibility it bears and the importance of outstanding tasks. For AZERTAC`s staff spreading the truths about Azerbaijan - which, due to your wise and far-sighted domestic and foreign policy, turned into the world`s most rapidly developing country and considerably strengthened its international prestige - is very important duty to serve our Motherland, the people and You, Mr. President.
We assure You that the staff of AZERTAC, committed to the Azerbaijani statehood and ideals of our nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev, will carry out this mission at a high level and justify your confidence.
Dear Mr. President!
Under your leadership, Azerbaijan has increased its international profile, adopted democratic laws aimed at developing freedom of thought, speech and press, conducted progressive reforms and implemented successful projects. This, of course, made a crucial contribution to ensuring AZERTAC`s taking its worthy place in the global media community. Last years, AZERTAC is cooperating with national news agencies of 23 foreign countries, and is a member of 6 authoritative regional structures, a board member of one of them and chairs the General Assembly of another. All these testify to the trust and confidence in the independent state of Azerbaijan, the country, making valuable contribution to the inter-civilization dialogue, the country that has become a worthy member of the world community, and implements a flexible information policy under Your leadership.
Your Excellency, we once again express our deep gratitude to You, and wish long life, robust health, family happiness, and further successes in Your high state activity.
Deep respect,
On behalf of the staff of AZERTAC,
Aslan Aslanov,
Director General
Baku, March 1, 2010