The message reads, in part:
"I am happy to note that over the decades, the academy has been preserving the best traditions of a Russian law education and passed them down from generation to generation, has been improving the methods of Russia's eminent lawyers and has been developing new and reputable schools.
The academy is a large education and research centre, one of the acknowledged leaders in Russian legal education. I am sure that the academy will preserve its leading position and that its graduates will promote the prestige of their alma mater."