His Excellency Mr Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Your Excellency,
We would like to join the people of Azerbaijan in celebrating this 102nd anniversary of the declaration of Independence, the National Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and to extend our congratulations to Your Excellency and to the First Vice President, as we reflect on the enormous progress that Azerbaijan has accomplished in the past 28 years, despite obstacles and challenges world is facing.
We extend our most profound and best wishes to the leaders and people of Azerbaijan, and our hope that the country may continue on its path to prosperity, peace and development despite these difficult days where all of humanity confronts the coronavirus and its dreaded disease COVID-19. We have noted with appreciation the decisive steps taken by your government under your leadership, not only to limit the spread of the virus and curtail the impact of the disease; but also to extend help and support to those in need in other countries fighting this pandemic.
Your Excellency,
We are also happy to report that, in the same spirit of mutual support, the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) was a very active partner to many initiatives, in many places. And despite the limitations on movements that the pandemic imposed, the NGIC was actively present in 27 countries, extending support to the needy and reflecting the values that NGIC has become known for.
And in that context, 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 (NGIC) and we believe that together we will continue to strengthen the NGIC and take it to ever more successful endeavors.
Please accept the assurances of our highest consideration,
Sincerely,
Vaira Vike-Freiberga
President of Latvia 1999-2007: Co-Chair, NGIC
Ismail Serageldin
Vice-President, World Bank 1992-2000: Co-Chair, NGIC
HRH Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Chairman of King Faisal Foundation’s Center for Research and Islamic Studies
Kerry Kennedy
President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Jeffrey Sachs
Special Advisor to Secretary General on SDG: Professor, Columbia University
Helen Clark
Prime Minister of New Zealand 1999-2008: Administrator of UNDP 2009-2017
Boris Tadic
President of Serbia 2004-2012
Yves Leterme
Prime Minister of Belgium 2008; 2009-2011
Kailash Satyarthi
Nobel Peace Prize Recipient: Founder Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation
Noeleen Heyzer
Former Under Secretary-General of UN
Nathalie de Gaulle
Partner and Co-Founder, Societer
Marianna V. Vardinoyannis
Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO
Rosen Plevneliev
President of Bulgaria 2012-2017
Amre Moussa
Secretary General of the Arab League 2001-2011
Eka Tkeshelashvili
Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia 2010-2012
Laimdota Straujuma
Prime Minister of Latvia 2014-2016
Valdis Zatlers
President of Latvia 2007-2011
Tzipi Livni
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel 2006-2009
Peter Medgyessy
Prime Minister of Hungary 2002-2004
Zlatko Lagumdzija
Prime Minister, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001-2002; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012-2015
Filip Vujanovic
President of Montenegro 2003-2018
Viktor Yushchenko
President of Ukraine 2005-2010
Kateryna Yushchenko
First Lady of Ukraine 2005-2010; Head of the Supervisory Board of the Ukraine 3000 International Charitable Foundation
Mladen Ivanic
Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014-2018
Rashid Alimov
Secretary-General, Shanghai Cooperation Organization 2016-2019
Joseph Muscat
Prime Minister of Malta 2013-2020
Jadranka Kosor
Prime Minister of Croatia 2009-2011
Ivo Josipovic
President of Croatia 2010-2015
Stjepan Mesic
President of Croatia 2000-2010
Mirko Cvetkovic
Prime Ministers of Serbia 2008-2012
Sali Berisha
President of Albania 1992-1997,
Prime Minister of Albania 2003-2015
Rexhep Meidani
President of Albania 1997-2002
Bujar Nishani
President of Albania 2012-2017
Jean Omer Beriziky
Prime Minister of Madagascar 2011-2014
Dalia Itzik
President of Israel 2007, Knesset 2006-2009
Elsa Papademetriou
Vice-President of the Greek Parliament
Rosalia Artega Serrano
President of Ecuador 1997
Giorgi Margvelashvili
President of Georgia 2013-2018
Emil Constantinescu
President of Romania 1996-2000
Shaukat Aziz
Prime Minister of Pakistan 2004-2007
Djoomart Otorbaev
Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan 2014-2015
Rovshan Muradov
Secretary-General, NGIC
His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Your Excellency, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the friendly Republic of Azerbaijan,
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
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