The president of France Nicolas Sarkozy congratulated Ilham Aliev with his victory at the presidential elections held in Azerbaijan. “I am sure that the intensive cooperation between our countries will continue in economic, political, cultural and educational spheres in the future. France is an old and loyal friend of Azerbaijan. As the co-chairmen of OSCE Minsk Group we will do everything that we can in order to solve peacefully Mountainous Karabakh conflict and to create peace and prosperity in the whole Caucuses region”.- was written in the congratulation letter.