President of the United States of America Donald Trump sent a congratulatory message to President Ilham Aliyev.
Modern.az reports that the congratulatory message says:
"Dear President Aliyev.
I would like to congratulate you and the dear people of Azerbaijan on your Independence Day.
Since the historic peace summit held in Washington in August 2025, we have worked together to revitalize our relations, and as a result, Vice President Vance signed our Strategic Partnership Charter with you in Baku on February 10, 2026. We are further deepening our partnership in regional connectivity, economic relations, and security cooperation, and we look forward to continuing our cooperation in these and other areas.
The United States continues to support lasting peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia. We are encouraged by Azerbaijan's efforts to advance the peace agreement you initialed last August, as well as the ongoing border delimitation process, the release of four Armenian prisoners in January 2026, fuel supplies to Armenia, and the "Bridge of Peace" initiative that brings together the civil societies of both countries.
We look forward to further strengthening our strategic partnership in the years and decades to come.
I extend my best wishes to you and the people of Azerbaijan."
