President of Azerbaijan congratulates Japan's new PM

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on his appointment to this post.

Report informs, citing AzerTag, that the letter reads:

"Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

"I convey my most heartfelt congratulations to you as you start to execute the office of the Prime Minister of Japan.

"It is gratifying to see achievements attained on the pathway of development of Azerbaijani-Japanese relations, and particularly, the economic cooperation during almost thirty years’ period since establishing the diplomatic relations between our countries.

"I believe that we will put joint efforts to expand friendly relations between our countries in line with the interests of our peoples and to fully benefit from the potential of our collaboration based on mutual interest.

"I wish you good health, happiness, and success in your responsible activities for the sake of prosperity of the friendly people of Japan."