Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev sent a letter of congratulation to Yoshihiko Noda, as he was elected as Prime Minister of Japan.
The President said in the letter: "I am sure that the multifaceted relations of friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation between our countries will permanently develop and expand in the interests of our peoples.
I wish you good health, happiness and every success in your activities in the name of the prosperity of the friendly people of Japan."{nl}