His Excellency Mr Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Your Excellency,
It is our pleasure to send our greetings and congratulations to Your Excellency, to the First Vice President and to the people of Azerbaijan on celebrating the 100th anniversary of the declaration of Independence, the National Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
We congratulate the people of Azerbaijan on the enormous progress they have accomplished in the past 26 years, the way the country has flourished, the way Baku has become a great metropolis, the way the country has been progressing against all odds and all sorts of difficulties.
We wish the country to continue on its path to prosperity, peace and development.
Your Excellency,
At the same time, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to you, Mr President, for the commitment you have shown to the creation, growth and international outreach of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center.
Please accept the assurances of our highest consideration and our wishes for continued constructive cooperation.
Yours sincerely,
Vaira Vike-Freiberga
Co-Chair of Nizami Ganjavi International Center
President of Latvia in 1999-2007
Ismail Serageldin
Co-Chair of Nizami Ganjavi International Center
Vice-President of the World Bank in 1992-2000
Boris Tadic
President of Serbia in 2004-2012
Tarja Halonen
President of Finland in 2000-2012
Ivo Josipovic
President of Croatia in 2010-2015
Petar Stoyanov
President of Bulgaria in 1997-2002
Amre Moussa
Secretary-General of the Arab League in 2001-2011
Emil Constantinescu
President of Romania in 1996-2000
Rosen Plevneliev
President of Bulgaria in 2012-2017
Eka Tkeshelashvili
Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia in 2010-2012
Zlatko Lagumdzija
Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2001-2002
Kateryna Yushchenko
First Lady of Ukraine in 2005-2010
Marianna Vardinoyannis
Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO
