To the President of the Republic of Turkey, His Excellency, Mister Abdullah Gül

28 October 2010, 17:57

Dear Mister President,

My dear brother,

On the occasion of the national holiday of friendly and brotherly Turkey – the Day of Republic, I congratulate you and the entire Turkish people in your quality on my own behalf and on behalf of Azerbaijani people.

Being embarked on the pathway of comprehensive development today, Turkey has become as a powerful state enjoying large popularity at global level. We are delighted to see successes and progress of Turkey and very proud of these achievements.

Taking its strength from the historical unity and shared moral values, Azerbaijani-Turkish friendship and brotherhood are reflected directly in the nature and spirit of our interstate relations. These ties have been elevated to the level of strategic partnership and alliance by unanimous will of peoples.

I am confident that our feelings of friendship and brotherhood inherited from our forefathers will stimulate always our joint efforts for the sake of everlasting prosperity of our countries and happier and prosperous life of our peoples.

On this remarkable day, I wish you strong health, successes in your activities as well as peace and prosperity to the friendly and brotherly people of Turkey.

Sincerely,

Ilham Aliyev
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Baku, 13.10.2010