Azerbaijani President congratulates Turkish President and PM

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a telephone call to Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul.

The Head of State congratulated Abdullah Gul on his birthday and on the occasion of the public holiday of Turkey – the Republic Day, wished him robust health and successes in his presidential activity, and the fraternal people of Turkey welfare.

Abdullah Gul expressed his gratitude to the Azerbaijani President for his attention and congratulations.

The presidents noted friendly and brotherly relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey were developing successfully. They expressed confidence Azerbaijan-Turkey relationship would continue to strengthen.

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Azerbaijani President  Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulatory message to Turkish Counterpart Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on  the Republic Day.

The message reads: ‘Distinguished Mr. President,
Dear brother,

On my own behalf and on behalf of the Azerbaijani people, I sincerely congratulate you and all people of Turkey on the occasion of the public holiday – the Republic Day of the fraternal Turkey.

Today Turkey has become one of the leading countries of the region with its political influence and economic power. We are happy and proud of all achievements of Turkey on the international scale.

The Azerbaijan-Turkey unity, alliance and partnership, which come from unanimous will of our people, is a vivid evidence of our fraternal feelings.

The unprecedented successes, which we achieved on the basis of the bilateral cooperation, are an expression of our hopes of the prosperity of our countries, welfare of fraternal peoples and establishment of peace in the region.

I`m sure the strong partnership relations between our peoples, which have deep historical roots, will pave the way for new achievements.

On this remarkable day, dear Mr. President, I wish you robust health, successes in your activities, and the fraternal Turkey peace and prosperity.

Sincerely,
Ilham Aliyev,
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan'


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'Distinguished Mr. Prime Minister,
Dear brother,

On my own behalf and on behalf of the Azerbaijani people, I sincerely congratulate you and friendly people of Turkey on the occasion of the public holiday – the Republic Day.

Today Turkey has become one of the leading countries of the region with its political influence and economic power.

We are happy and proud of all achievements of Turkey on the international scale. The Azerbaijani-Turkish unity, which has turned into an embodiment of ideas of brotherhood of our peoples who are linked to each other with deep historical roots, and gain power from moral values, is an exemplary partnership model.

Undoubtedly the second meeting of the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council that we held together recently, our tasks and the signed documents are a new impetus in our path of achieving the goals that we put forward in both bilateral format and as part of regional cooperation.

I am sure that our constantly deepening cooperation will further reflect the will of our fraternal peoples and serve the welfare and prosperity of our countries.

Dear Mr. Prime Minister, I join your holiday joy and wish you robust health, successes in your activities, and the fraternal people of Turkey peace and prosperity.
Sincerely,

Ilham Aliyev,
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

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