President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent congratulations to President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic.
The congratulatory message says:
“On myself personally and on behalf of the people of Azerbaijan, I cordially congratulate you and in your person the entire people of Turkey on the national holiday brotherly Republic of Turkey – On Republic Day, I express my warmest and best wishes.
Thanks to your far-sighted and decisive policies, today Turkey is conquering new heights in all areas, achieving great success, and is recognized as a strong and powerful state, whose word carries weight in international issues. Turkey’s active and principled position in the processes taking place at the global level and in region, her efforts to establish peace and stability have earned her great prestige and trust in the world. We are happy and proud of every success of our brotherly country.
The high level of Azerbaijani-Turkish relations, emanating from the unshakable will of our peoples and based on the principle of “One nation, two states,” evokes a feeling of great pride. Our deepening every day interstate relations, which with the signing of the Shusha Declaration have reached the level of strategic alliance and are acquiring new content, is a clear expression of our strong political will and consistent joint efforts.
Today, brotherhood, unity and alliance between Azerbaijan and Turkey, which have no analogue in the world, are also an important factor serving peace, security, prosperity and cooperation in region.
I remember with the most pleasant impressions your visit to Gabala in early October to participate in the 12th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States. I would especially like to note your persistent activities towards the unity of the Turkic world and the growth of the authority of the UTC in the international arena.
I am confident that, in accordance with the will of our peoples, we will continue to successfully We will continue our joint efforts aimed at further expanding and deepening our fraternal relations and fruitful cooperation, built on a solid foundation and withstood the test of time.
On such a significant day, I wish you good health, happiness, success in responsible state activities, the brotherly Republic of Turkey and its people – constant peace, prosperity and prosperity.”