His Excellency Mr Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Dear Mr President,
We extend our best wishes and most heartfelt congratulations as you celebrate your birthday. Please accept our sincere wishes of good health, prosperity and all the best that life can offer.
We also would like to take advantage of this chance to express our deep gratitude for your continuous support to the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) since it has been established six years ago. Thanks to your guidance, the NGIC has grown into a world-renowned institution in a matter of these six years. We do believe that with your leadership and support the NGIC will continue to grow further and serve as a national pride of Azerbaijan and a platform for promoting peace, tolerance, dialogue and understanding.
Please accept the assurances of our highest consideration while we are looking forward to meeting you during the VII Global Baku Forum.
Sincerely,
Vaira Vike-Freiberga
Co-Chair, President of Latvia (1999-2007)
Ismail Serageldin
Co-Chair, Vice-President of the World Bank
Marianna Vardinoyannis
President of ELPIDA,
Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO
Amre Moussa
Secretary-General of the Arab League (2001-2011)
Boris Tadic
President of Serbia (2004-2012)
Petar Stoyanov
President of Bulgaria (1997-2002)
Zlatko Lagumdzija
Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001-2002)
Ivo Josipovic
President of Croatia (2010-2015)
Rosen Plevneliev
President of Bulgaria (2012-2017)
Katheryna Yushchenko
First Lady of Ukraine in 2005-2010
Jean Baderscheneider
Senior Vice-President of Exxon Mobil (2000-2013)
Eka Tkeshelashvili
Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia (2010-2012)
Noeleen Heyzer
Under-Secretary General of UN (2007-2015)
