President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo has sent a congratulatory letter to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

Axar.az presents the text of the letter:

“Your Excellency.

On behalf of the people of the Republic of Indonesia and on my own behalf, I congratulate you and the people of Azerbaijan on your national holiday - Republic Day. May Almighty God grant your people progress and prosperity at all times.

I hope that the sincere relations between our countries will continue to develop for the benefit of our peoples.

I would like to express your appreciation for your chairmanship in the Non-Aligned Movement, especially your initiative to hold a video conference summit on the fight against COVID-19 in the format of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group. I believe that cooperation between the Non-Aligned Movement under the chairmanship of Azerbaijan will be strengthened in these difficult times.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration and the best wishes for good health and prosperity."

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President of the Republic of Iraq Barham Saleh has sent a congratulatory letter to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

The letter reads:

“As-salamu alaykum varahmatullahi vabarakatuhu.

On behalf of the Iraqi people and on my own behalf, I am pleased to extend my sincere congratulations to you on the national holiday of your friendly country - Republic Day. I wish you good health and success, and the people of Azerbaijan - development and prosperity.

I pray to God Almighty to get rid of the coronavirus soon. You can be sure that the Iraqi side will remain committed to strengthening cooperation between our friendly countries and peoples."

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King Mohammed VI of Morocco has sent a congratulatory letter to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

The letter reads:

"Your Excellency, my dear brother.

I am very pleased to convey my sincere congratulations to you on the occasion of the national holiday of Azerbaijan - Republic Day. I wish you good health and happiness, and your people progress and prosperity.

I hope that we will continue to work with you to strengthen and expand our fruitful cooperation, taking into account the fraternal ties and mutual respect between our peoples. This will help us to serve the interests of our peoples, to glorify solidarity and unity among the Muslim community."

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The Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Imran Khan has sent a congratulatory letter to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

The letter reads:

"Your Excellency.

In this letter, I thank Azerbaijan for its decision to provide $ 1 million in humanitarian assistance to Pakistan to strengthen our efforts to combat the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

Such a thoughtful gesture in such a difficult time is a manifestation of our close and fraternal relations. The people of Pakistan will always remember this kindness shown by their Azerbaijani brothers.

Let me also congratulate you on the recent successful Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group's online summit on countering the global threat of COVID-19. This was a timely initiative. For effective global response, we must all work together to implement a joint strategy based on a coordinated and integrated implementation mechanism.

Taking this opportunity, I once again thank you and the people of Azerbaijan for such a demonstration of solidarity during the holy month of Ramadan, and I pray for Your Excellency's health, happiness and well-being.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration."

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President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyen Fu Chong, President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Bounyang Vorachit, Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Vladimir Norov and President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili also congratulated President Ilham Aliyev on May 28 - Republic Day.