Azerbaijan, NATO set sights on 2025 partnership in key discussions

Azerbaijan and NATO have engaged in discussions regarding the prospects of partnership for 2025.

Jafar Huseynzada, the head of Azerbaijan’s mission to NATO, shared details of the talks on his social media platform X, highlighting the ongoing efforts to strengthen the collaboration between his country and the alliance, Caliber.Az reports.

I was extremely delighted to meet with the @NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, H.E. Ambassador @RugeBoris.

We had a fruitful discussion on #Azerbaijan-#NATO partnership within the framework of Partnership for Peace (#PfP) Programme. As… pic.twitter.com/26wVwMyKnQ

— Jafar Huseynzada 🇦🇿 (@JafarHuseynzade) January 31, 2025

“I was extremely delighted to meet with the Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, Ambassador Ambassador Ruge Boris.

We had a fruitful discussion on Azerbaijan-NATO partnership within the framework of Partnership for Peace (PfP) Program. As the 30th anniversary of Azerbaijan-NATO partnership, the cooperation in the year 2024 was expressed with high regard and thoughts on future perspectives of cooperation for the year 2025 were exchanged,” the post by Huseynzada reads.

Azerbaijan's relationship with NATO began in 1992 when it became a member of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council. This forum for dialogue was succeeded in 1997 by the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, which unites all NATO Allies and partner countries across the Euro-Atlantic region.

Bilateral cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO officially started in 1994 when Azerbaijan joined the Partnership for Peace (PfP) program. Through its regular participation in PfP activities, Azerbaijan has made significant contributions to Euro-Atlantic security, notably by supporting NATO-led peacekeeping operations.

The details of cooperative activities, reform initiatives, and political dialogue are outlined in Azerbaijan’s Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP), which is mutually agreed upon by both parties.

Additionally, NATO has expressed its support for all constructive efforts made by Azerbaijan and Armenia to normalize their relations and achieve a lasting peace settlement.

By Vafa Guliyeva