Georgian President, Foreign Ministry send kind wishes to Azerbaijan on Republic Day
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili and the country’s Foreign Ministry have sent their kind wishes to Azerbaijan on their Republic Day today.
Republic Day marks the date on which the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was founded on 28 May 1918 as the first secular democratic state in the Muslim East.
May is a very important month for the Caucasian nations. Today Azerbaijan marks its Independence Day, an amicable nation. We send out kind wishes to the country on the very important day,” Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili says.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry wrote its tweet in Azerbaijani on the day:
Strateji tərəfdaşımız və dostumuz# Azərbaycanı #"Respublika Günü" münasibətilə səmimiyyətlə təbrik edirik. Qardaş #Azərbaycan xalqına rifah, əmin-amanlıq və firavanlıq diləyirik. https://t.co/RsVUXWO5EH
— MFA of Georgia (@MFAgovge) May 28, 2019
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