President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, in congratulations message on the anniversary, called his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev Uzbekistan’s closest friend.
"We rightly consider you a worthy successor to the great deeds, that were initiated by your father, an experienced politician with great authority both in Azerbaijan and in the world, Uzbekistan’s closest friend," the message reads.
Mirziyoyev stressed that Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan fraternal ties are based on the principles of good-neighborliness and friendship.
"Acknowledging the existence of huge opportunities for cooperation, we believe that the comprehensive expansion of our ties in the future fully corresponds to the interests of our friendly countries".
He expressed confidence that future high-level meetings will further boost the friendly relations between the two countries and will serve to open new horizons for cooperation.
