PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN CONGRATULATES HIS MALDIVIAN COUNTERPART ON

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today has sent a message ofcongratulation to President of Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on country's national holiday - the Independence Day.

Azerbaijani leader expressed his confidence that Azerbaijan-Maldives relations will continue to develop giving contribution to the prosperity ofthe two nations.

President Aliyev wished Maumoon Abdul Gayoom robust health, success inactivity and the people of Maldives - peace and prosperity.