From Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Republic of Turkey

25 December 2018, 17:57

His Excellency Mr Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Mr President, dear brother,

On behalf of the people and government of Turkey and on my own behalf, I extend my sincerest congratulations and best wishes to you on the occasion of your birthday.

It is with great pleasure that I follow continuous development and strengthening of our brotherly relations, which are driven by our common language, history and culture, as well as of the Republic of Azerbaijan under your resolute leadership. The Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Azerbaijan are getting closer to each other and our relations are being strengthened with every passing day.

I would like to hail an important role of Your Excellency’s far-sighted leadership and outstanding contributions in implementing major projects such as TANAP and Star Oil Refinery, which symbolize our relations that we have elevated to a level higher than strategic partnership in this year when we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Azerbaijani Parliament and the Caucasian Islamic Army.

Your Excellency, I extend my best wishes for good health and happiness to you and for peace, prosperity and tranquility to the friendly and brotherly people of Azerbaijan.

Sincerely,

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

President of the Republic of Turkey