President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhaniya congratulated Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev on his 55th birthday. The congratulatory telegram states:
Dear Dmitry Anatolyevich!
Please accept my sincere congratulations on your 55th birthday.
You are one of the most authoritative statesmen of modern Russia, whose work aims to ensure the well-being and prosperity of your native state and the strengthening of its international authority.
The people of Abkhazia will always remember with great gratitude your own personal contribution to the recognition of the independence of our republic by the Russian Federation. The historic decision, which was reached by you on August 26, 2008, has opened a new page in the relations between our states. The signing of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Help between Abkhazia and Russia became a solid foundation for the establishment of a legal base of bilateral relations.
Dear Dmitry Anatolyevich, I wish you strong health and future success in your government work for the benefit of Great Russia.
Sincerely,
Aslan Bzhaniya
President of the Republic of Abkhazia