From Tony Tan Keng Yam, President of the Republic of Singapore

23 October 2013, 13:20

Your Excellency,

On the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan, I would like to extend my warm wishes to Your Excellency and the people of the Republic of Azerbaijan on behalf of the people of the Republic of Singapore.

May I also take this opportunity to extend my congratulations to you on your successful re-election as the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Relations between our countries are developing well. We had a fruitful discussion on our countries` development and opportunities for broad-based cooperation when you visited Singapore in November last year, the first by a Head of State of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Singapore, I am pleased to note that cooperation between our official has gained momentum following your milestone state visit.

I note that a Singapore company, Keppel Offshore & Marine has recently launched their second shipyard in Baku in collaboration with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan. Such collaboration bodes well for our two countries and I am hopeful that it will lead to even greater trade and investment opportunities for the mutual benefit of our two peoples.

I wish Your Excellency continued good health and prosperity, as well as peace and happiness for the Republic of Azerbaijan and its people.

Yours sincerely,

Tony Tan Keng Yam
President of the Republic of Singapore