BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 15. President of
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to US President Donald Trump.
"Dear President Trump,
It gives me great pleasure to extend to you my most sincere
congratulations on your landmark jubilee – the 80th anniversary –
and to wish you robust health, a long life, happiness, and
continued success and ever-greater achievements in your
distinguished statesmanship as the eminent Leader of a strong and
powerful state.
You have played an indispensable role in establishing and
deepening of the strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and the
United States, and we highly value that. The signing of the Charter
on Strategic Partnership – initiated during our historic meeting
with you at the White House in August last year and finalized six
months later within the framework of the visit of U.S. Vice
President JD Vance to our country – has elevated Azerbaijan–U.S.
relations to a qualitatively new level. This remarkable achievement
stands as a clear testament to your unwavering will and
determination. We express our gratitude to you for the great
importance you attach to the development of our interstate
relations and for your consistent support in this regard.
We are also grateful to you for your determination in advancing
the peace agenda in the South Caucasus. The Trilateral Joint
Declaration signed in Washington in your presence, as well as the
initialing of the Agreement on Establishment of Peace and
Inter-State Relations with Armenia, are the result of your
consistent efforts toward peacebuilding. At the same time, we view
the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) –
which will ensure unobstructed connectivity between the main
territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan, and will
become part of the Middle Corridor – as a further contribution to
the development of sustainable peace and cooperation in the
region.
Dear Mr. President,
I hold in the highest regard the personal relationship,
friendship, profound respect, and trust between us, and I would
like to express my satisfaction with our productive meetings and
contacts over the past year, held in an atmosphere of cordiality
and sincerity.
High-level mutual understanding provides a solid foundation for
deepening our relations across various fields. Our shared
determination to develop and strengthen Azerbaijan–United States
relations in all areas, particularly in trade and the economy,
investment, energy, security, connectivity, technology, and other
sectors, is commendable.
I am confident that we will continue to successfully pursue our
joint efforts to further deepen the friendship and reliable
partnership between Azerbaijan and the United States, and to
comprehensively expand our productive cooperation.
Expressing my deep respect and esteem, I once again extend my
warmest wishes to you and your family, and wish you success in your
important endeavors for the prosperity of the friendly American
people," the letter reads.
