The congratulatory message reads, in part:
“Many outstanding diplomats have earned a deserved place in the chronicles of Russia’s history. I am sure that the young generation will find much to draw on in their traditions and experience in serving our homeland, especially today, when work to guarantee Russia’s foreign policy interests is rapidly growing in scope and complexity.
Achieving the strategic goal of modernising our country requires precise and systematic work by the Foreign Ministry to coordinate and implement effectively our policies on the international stage, whether constructive cooperation with our partners, improving the European security system, or attracting investment and introducing new technology.
Your contribution to preventing attempts to falsify history is especially relevant and significant this year, as we mark the sixty-fifth anniversary of victory.
Successfully reaching our goals will require the full measure of your professionalism, responsibility, knowledge of world and Russian history, strategic planning, creative thinking, and a goal-oriented and initiative-taking approach.”