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By Aynur Jafarova

December 24 is the birthday of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. President Aliyev receives congratulatory messages on the occasion of his 52nd anniversary.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory letter to his Azerbaijani counterpart. He wished President Aliyev robust health, happiness, and further successes in his presidential activities.

"I highly appreciate our relations. I am sure we will continue our fruitful joint work for the prosperity of the friendly peoples of Russia and Azerbaijan," the letter reads.

Also, Latvian President Andris Berzins telephoned President Aliyev and congratulated him on his birthday, wished him successes in his presidential activities and robust health.

The Head of State thanked the Latvian President for the congratulation and attention. The presidents expressed confidence that bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Latvia would continue to develop.

Turkey's tenth President Ahmet Necdet Sezer made a telephone call to President Aliyev and congratulated him on his birthday, and wished him further successes in his supreme state activities.

President Aliyev thanked the former Turkish president for the congratulation and attention.

Turkey's another former president, Suleyman Demirel, also telephoned President Aliyev and congratulated him on his birthday.

Demirel wished President Aliyev further successes in his presidential activities for the prosperity of the friendly and fraternal people of Azerbaijan.

President Aliyev thanked Demirel for the congratulation and attention.

Co-Chair of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, former Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga and others conveyed their congratulations to President Aliyev.

They wished him strong health, happiness, and success in his responsible work.

"Your work as a president is associated with the success of Azerbaijan, a modern state that is dynamically developing. The great achievements of your country in the economic and social sphere and its growing role in the international arena deserve the highest assessment," the congratulatory letter reads.

They noted the Azerbaijani president's unlimited support to the Nizami Ganjavi International Center and unstinting efforts has ensured that the NGIC has become reality "on even more grandiose scale that at first dreamed of."

"We are fully convinced that with your leadership we can accomplish great things making the International Center solid success," the letter said.

Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Michael J. Madigan, Member of Congress Todd Rokita, U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin, U.S. Representative Steve Stockman, Member of the U.S. Congress Stevan Pearce and King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan King Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein also congratulated President Aliyev on his birthday.