Donald Trump congratulated Ilham Aliyev

President of the United States of America Donald Trump sent a congratulatory letter to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

As AZERTAC reports, the message states:

"Dear President Aliyev,

I want to congratulate you and the great people of Azerbaijan on Independence Day.

Following the historic peace summit held in Washington in August 2025, we have worked together to enhance our relations, culminating in Vice President Vance signing the Strategic Partnership Charter with you on February 10, 2026 in Baku. We are deepening our partnership in the areas of regional transport connectivity, economic ties, and security cooperation, and we look forward to continuing our engagement on these and other fronts.

The United States continues to support a lasting peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia. We are encouraged by Azerbaijan's efforts to advance the peace agreement that you initialed in August of last year, including the ongoing border delimitation process, the release of four Armenian detainees in January 2026, fuel supplies to Armenia, as well as the "Bridge of Peace" initiative bringing together the civil societies of the two countries.

We look forward to further strengthening our strategic partnership in the years and decades ahead.

My best wishes to you and the people of Azerbaijan."