GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili
Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth of Georgia



Dear Zurab Alekseevich!

On behalf of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and me personally I hereby extend our congratulations on the occasion of your appointment to the position of Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth of Georgia!

I am confident that in this position you will promote further traditional and mutually beneficial cooperation between FIDE and your great country for the benefit of development and popularisation of chess in Georgia and international arena.
We wish you all the success in your work and in the realisation of sports and social projects of the Ministry aimed at the progress of professional and amateur chess and healthy life style propaganda.
The leadership of the World Chess Federation once again congratulates you and wishes all the best and good health to you and your family.


Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
FIDE President


Congratulatory letter to GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili (in Russian)