From the Chairman of the Executive Committee and Executive Secretary of the CIS, Mr. Sergey Lebedev

Dear Ilham Heydar oglu!

On behalf of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States and on my own I send you my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for a happy birthday.

Your bright qualities of a visionary politician, the scale of thinking in defining long-term goals and objectives and persistence in achieving them have predetermined your successful work in a high state post of the President of Azerbaijan Republic.

The strategic course being implemented under your leadership leads to a continuous improvement of Azerbaijan’s authority and role in the international arena.

I am convinced that the rich experience of public and political activity you have accumulated will continue to serve the dynamic development of Azerbaijan.

Using such a pleasant opportunity I express my sincere appreciation for our fruitful cooperation within the CIS and confidence that it will continue to grow and develop, while the implementation of the agreements reached will fill the mutually beneficial partnership between states with meaningful content.

Dear Ilham Heydar oglu, I wish you good health, prosperity and every success in your new state activities.

Sincerely,

Sergey Lebedev

Chairman of the Executive Committee and Executive Secretary of the CIS