They included Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Hungarian President Janos Ader, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Turkmenistan G. Berdimuhamedow, President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, and President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez. 

President of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari and President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan were also on the list. 

Greetings were also sent by UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.