The message reads:

Dear Mr Ligai,

Please accept my best wishes on your 60th birthday. At Kazan Helicopter Plant, you worked your way up from design engineer to general director. In your years there, you have done a great deal to develop the plant and boost its technological capabilities and staff resources.

Today, thanks to your experience and professionalism, the Kazan Helicopter Plant is an industry leader. The Mil Mi-8 and Mil Mi-17 helicopters and their modifications produced at your plant are in steady demand on the domestic and international aircraft markets.

I wish you health and even greater success.

Dmitry Medvedev