Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Islam Karimov on his re-election as the President of Uzbekistan.
"Your victory in the elections clearly demonstrates the support the fraternal people of Uzbekistan give to the deeply thought-out and coherent policy that has been followed by you for a long time. Today, Uzbekistan is confidently advancing along the path of strengthening independence and democracy, dynamic social and economic development. Uzbekistan occupies a worthy place in the world community and its reputation in the international arena is growing," Trend cited the message.
"Azerbaijan highly appreciates your contribution to the development and growth of centuries-old good traditions of friendship, cooperation and mutual support between our peoples. I am convinced that multifaceted cooperation and strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan will continue to develop fully and steadily for the sake of the prosperity of our fraternal peoples and countries," the message of Ilham Aliyev reads.
