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