lham Aliyev: 11 April election reflected Azerbaijani people's will

The April 11 presidential election has reflected the will of the Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said during his inauguration ceremony.

"I would like to once again express deep gratitude to the Azerbaijani people for showing high confidence in me in this election. I have always felt the support of the Azerbaijani people. This support gives me strength. I rely on this support, and I want to once again assure the people that I will continue to serve to the people, to the Motherland with dignity. The presidential election has reflected the will of the Azerbaijani people. The Azerbaijani people highly appreciated the work done, voted for the work done, for the development, progress, security and our future development," the head of state stressed.

Ilham Aliyev noted that the presidential election was fair and transparent.

"The results of the pre-election polls conducted by international and local organizations, as well as the results of the exit polls held by international and local organizations overlap with the official results of the election. This once again shows that the election reflects our people’s will, their opinion. On the eve of the 2003 presidential election, I addressed the people saying that if the people express confidence in me, I will stay devoted to the policy of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev and will continue this policy. I am proud that the people believed in me, supported me, and I, for my part, kept my words," the president noted.

The head of state noted that development in Azerbaijan has been very rapid over the last 15 years.

"The main condition of this is that we follow the path of the national leader. The path established by him is the only right path. Azerbaijan’s history of independence is the evident proof of that. By following this path, we have made great strides over the last 15 years. Azerbaijani people have lived in security and stability," Ilham Aliyev said.