His Excellency Mr Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Dear President,

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on being re-elected President of Azerbaijan.

I look forward to working closely with you to ensure that human rights, democracy and rule of law standards, based on the European Convention on Human Rights, prevail in Azerbaijan during your term of office.

Yours sincerely,

Thorbjorn Jagland

Secretary General of the Council of Europe