Rama said that Aliyev is the undisputed leader of friendly Azerbaijan, a wonderful country with hard-working people who, under his leadership, are making great strides forward, emphasizing that the Albanian embassy will be opened very soon in Baku.

“Heartfelt congratulations to my dear friend Ilham Aliyev on his reconfirmation as the undisputed leader of our friendly Azerbaijan, a wonderful country with hardworking people who, under his leadership, are making great strides forward! I look forward to helping in the opening of the new Albanian Embassy in Baku very soon,” he said.

The state media in Azerbaijan announced this evening that Ilham Aliyev is the winner of the early presidential elections
After more than 6,500 polling stations closed, Azerbaijan’s state media published results showing that Aliyev received between 92.4% and 93.9% of the vote.

Today’s vote, which was attended by almost 77 percent of eligible voters, according to the election commission, secures Aliyev another seven years at the helm of the oil-rich Republic of the South Caucasus bounded by the Caspian Sea.
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