1. On September 7, which marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Japan-Azerbaijan diplomatic relations, Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, exchanged congratulatory messages.

2. On the same day, Mr. Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, exchanged congratulatory messages.