Azerbaijan supports the policy of partnership with NATO, and is seeking new opportunities to further develop cooperation with NATO.
The statement came from head of the Department of International Military Cooperation of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, Major General Ramiz Najafov at an international conference ‘The Importance of Chicago NATO summit: new opportunities for Euro-Atlantic Partnership’ in Baku.
He called the cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO effective.
According to him, in cooperation with NATO Azerbaijan implemented reforms in the military sphere, in Azerbaijani soldiers are trained and military exercises are held in accordance with NATO standards. Azerbaijan contributes to the international operations of the Alliance for the maintenance of peace in various parts of the world, said Maj.-Gen. Thus, the Azerbaijani armed forces have participated in peacekeeping operations in Kosovo and Iraq, and today Azerbaijan is continuing to contribute to security and stability in Afghanistan, providing the country with humanitarian and financial aid, R.Najafov said.
Referring to the NATO summit in Chicago, head of the Defense Ministry department expressed hope that this event will take important strategic decisions, find new mechanisms of cooperation that will have a positive impact on the further cooperation of NATO with the partner countries.
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