ITAR-TASS, Russia
Dec 30 2007
Putin congratulates CIS heads of state on coming New Year.
30.12.2007, 11.48
MOSCOW, December 30 (Itar-Tass) – Russian President Vladimir Putin
congratulated heads of state and government of foreign countries on
the coming New Year, the presidential press service reported on
Sunday.
The Russian head of state expressed conviction in the congratulatory
message to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev that `the line (aimed at
a long-term perspective) on all-round strengthening of strategic
partnership, fruitful and mutually advantageous joint work as well as
on consolidation of traditional friendship meets the interests of
peoples of our countries and makes an important contribution to
strengthening regional stability and security’.
The message to Armenian President Robert Kocharyan notes that the
year 2007 `has become an important stage in developing further
diversified Russian-Armenian strategic partnership, as well as
expanding cooperation in the economic and humanitarian spheres’. The
Russian president also praised the vigorous activities of his
Armenian counterpart in consolidating bilateral allied relations.
Congratulating Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the Russian
chief executive emphasised that `the development of
Russian-Belarusian integration cooperation continued in the outgoing
year’. The countries `have been successfully implementing the line
for raising its effectiveness and creating firm market mechanisms of
partnership’. `Resolute steps were made to improve the economic
foundation of cooperation. I’m sure that the upbuilding of mutually
advantageous and pragmatic relations in this sphere will be a
rock-firm basis for raising social and economic stability in the two
countries as well as living standards and well-being of our nations,’
the message also noted.
Addressing Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Russian leader
expressed conviction that `the outgoing year confirmed a truly
strategic nature of Russian-Kazakh partnership, was distinguished for
efficient join work on promising projects in the fuel and energy
sphere in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear energy, expansion of
border relations as well as effective cooperation in the
international arena, in integration structures and in the Caspian’.
`I’m sure that fruitful cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan
will play, in future too, an important role in consolidating
stability in the Euro-Asian space,’ the Russian head of state
stressed.
The message to Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev notes that `Russia
holds dear traditionally close relations with Kyrgyzstan, based on
principles of allied relations and strategic partnership’. Putin also
expressed confidence that `our joint efforts will continue the course
for strengthening further diversified Russian-Kyrgyz relationship,
serving reliably the interests of our states and security as well as
stability in Central Asia’.
Congratulating Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin, the Russian chief
executive called attention to the fact that `the outgoing year was
noteworthy for active and constructive work, aimed at deepening
Russian-Moldovan cooperation’ and expressed certainty that `the
coming Moscow meeting will give an additional impetus to developing
further diversified cooperation and partnership between Russia and
Moldova’.
The congratulatory message to Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon notes
with satisfaction that `the past year showed again rock-firm
traditions of friendship and mutually advantageous cooperation,
strategic partnership and allied relations between Russia and
Tajikistan’. The Russian president also expressed conviction that
Russian-Tajik partnership would dynamically develop, in future too,
on the principles of mutual trust and respect, which fully reflects
the desire of the two peoples to live in friendship and accord.
Addressing Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, the Russian
head of state underlined that `the main result of the outgoing year
has become further consolidation of mutually advantageous cooperation
between Russia and Turkmenistan as well as filling it with specific
deeds, above all in the energy sphere’.
Praising the established trustworthy dialogue between the leaders of
the two countries, Putin expressed confidence that it will be
possible in future to boost positive and dynamic development of
relations between Russia and Turkmenistan thanks to joint efforts and
to bring all-round Russian-Turkmen relationship to a higher level in
the interests of the peoples of the two countries as well as stronger
stability and security in Central Asia.
The congratulatory message to Uzbek President Islam Karimov notes
that `the past year was distinguished for important events in the
development of Russian-Uzbek relations, based on principles of
strategic partnership and allied relations’. `I praise our
trustworthy dialogue and frank exchange of opinions on regional and
international issues. Hope for its continuation in future,’ Putin
stressed.
The message to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko says, inter
alia, the following: `I’m sure that the peoples of Russia and
Ukraine, united by deep historic roots as well as centuries-long
spiritual and cultural relations, should preserve and multiply all
positive things that have been achieved in the joint history’ and
also expressed confidence that `Russian- Ukrainian cooperation will
develop (thanks to mutual efforts) in the spirit of good-neighbourly
relations, based on pragmatism and mutual advantage, since precisely
this course reflects the desire of citizens of our countries to live
in friendship and accord’.