To the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, His Excellency Mr. Rosen Plevneliev

Dear Mr. President,

On behalf of the people of Azerbaijan and on my own, I would like to congratulate and send my best wishes to you through you to all the people of your country on the national holiday of the Republic of Bulgaria.

Azerbaijan and Bulgaria are bound together with the relations of traditional friendship and cooperation. I do hope that we will continue our efforts towards a further expansion of our bilateral relations and deepening of our mutually beneficial cooperation.

On this auspicious day I send you my best wishes for good health and every success in your activities, and peace and prosperity for the friendly people of Bulgaria.

Sincerely,

Ilham Aliyev
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Baku, 25 February 2013.