Key milestones of Azerbaijan-NATO Cooperation
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1992 |
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31 March |
Azerbaijan joins the newly created North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC). |
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1994 |
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10-11 January |
NATO Summit in Brussels endorses Partnership for Peace (PfP), a programme aimed at increasing security and defence cooperation between NATO and individual partner countries. All partner countries involved in NACC, as well as CSCE participating states are invited to this programme. |
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4 May |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Heydar Aliyev signs the PfP Framework Document. |
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1995 |
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31 October |
Azerbaijan and NATO sign the Security Agreement for the protection of sensitive or/and privileged information. |
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1996 |
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19 April |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Heydar Aliyev approves Azerbaijan’s PfP Presentation Document. |
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23 April |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Heydar Aliyev presents Azerbaijan’s PfP Presentation Document to NATO Secretary General H.E. Mr. Javier Solana during his visit to NATO HQ. |
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14 October |
North Atlantic Council (NAC) approves Azerbaijan’s first Individual Partnership Programme (IPP). |
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1997 |
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13 February |
NATO Secretary General H.E. Mr. Javier Solana visits Azerbaijan. He is received by the President, gives a briefing for the Parliament and holds meetings with several government officials. |
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30 May |
NACC is transformed into Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC). |
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14 November |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Heydar Aliyev signs a decree on measures to strengthen the cooperation with NATO. Under the decree a special Commission on Cooperation with NATO, composed of various Ministries is set up. |
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21 November |
The President of Azerbaijan signs a decree to establish a diplomatic Mission of Azerbaijan to NATO. |
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November |
Azerbaijan joins PARP aimed at involving Azerbaijan more closely to NATO’s defence planning for operations, among the first partner countries. |
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1998 |
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12 May |
Azerbaijan’s participation in the PfP and regional security issues are discussed at NATO Political Committee meeting in “19+1” format, including three states being invited for NATO membership. |
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30 September- 1 October |
NATO Secretary General H.E. Mr. Javier Solana visits Azerbaijan. He holds meetings with the President, Speaker of the Parliament, Prime Minister and other government officials and visits “Chirag-1” Oil Platform, Baku Senior Military School and the Peacekeeping Unit of Azerbaijani Armed Forces. |
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15 November |
Azerbaijan signs NATO’s PfP SOFA and its Additional Protocol. The Agreement enters into force on 20.11.1999. |
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1999 |
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1 September |
Azerbaijan sends a unit to support the NATO-led peacekeeping operation in Kosovo. |
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September |
EAPC ad hoc working group on prospects for regional cooperation in the Caucasus is established. |
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2000 |
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27-28 April |
Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Admiral G. Venturoni visits Azerbaijan. Future perspectives of Azerbaijan-NATO military cooperation are discussed with Azerbaijani authorities during his visit. |
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2001 |
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16-17 January |
NATO Secretary-General H.E. Lord George Robertson visits Azerbaijan. He holds meetings with the President, Speaker of the Parliament, Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defence and other government officials. He is awarded the Honorary Doctorate byBaku State University. |
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2002 |
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17-18 January |
President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) H.E. Mr. Rafael Estrella pays a visit toAzerbaijan in response to an invitation from the Speaker of the Parliament of Azerbaijan. During the visit the NATO PA President meets senior figures in both government and the Parliament. |
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15 November |
Azerbaijan sends a unit to support the ISAF operation in Afghanistan. |
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15-19 November |
NATO PA adopts a decision on granting Azerbaijan an associate member status. |
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2003 |
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2 April |
NAMSA Memorandum of Understanding implementing the agreement for the PfP Trust Fund Project is signed between NATO and Azerbaijan. |
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23 April |
Saloglu Trust Fund is presented at NATO HQ and approved by NATO Nations. NAMSA and ANAMA are identified as executive agents of the project. |
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15 May |
NATO Secretary-General H.E. Lord George Robertson pays his next visit to Azerbaijan. He participates in the opening of Virtual Silk Highway Project and meeting of the Commission on Cooperation with NATO and gives a briefing for the Parliament. During the visit Azerbaijanformally submits him a letter on its intention to join the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP). |
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2004 |
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March |
Azerbaijan joins NATO Operational Capabilities Concept (OCC) and declares one infantry company in the Pool of Forces within the OCC Evaluation and Feedback programme. |
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19 May |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev visits NATO HQ, presents Azerbaijan’s first IPAP Presentation Document to NATO Secretary General H.E. Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and addresses the NAC. |
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28 June |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev participates in the NATO Istanbul Summit. At theSummit Allied leaders place special focus on the Caucasus – a special NATO representative and a liaison officer are assigned to the region. |
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6 July |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits NATO HQ.Azerbaijan’s accession to IPAP and other issues of practical cooperation are discussed during the visit. |
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15 September |
The NATO Secretary General appoints his first Special Representative for the Caucasus andCentral Asia. |
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17 September |
On the basis of the goals related to security sector reform enshrined in the IPAP Presentation Document, a Working Group on National Security Policy of Azerbaijan is set up by the Presidential decree. |
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4-5 November |
NATO Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visits Azerbaijan. He holds meetings with the President and Foreign Minister and participates in the meeting of the Commission on Cooperation with NATO. |
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2005 |
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6-9 February |
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Mr. Robert Simmons pays a visit to Baku. He is received by the President and holds meetings in several Ministries. |
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14 February |
Financial Management Agreement of the PfP Trust Fund for Azerbaijan is signed between NATO and Azerbaijan. |
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27 May |
NAC approves Azerbaijan’s first IPAP. |
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3 August |
The President of Azerbaijan signs a decree on implementation of the IPAP. |
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17-20 November |
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Mr. Simmons pays his next visit to Baku. He is received by the President, participates in the opening of Saloglu Trust Fund and the meeting of the Commission on Cooperation with NATO at the level of deputy ministers, holds meetings in the Ministries of Defence and National Security and State Border Service, gives a briefing for the students of Baku State University. |
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2006 |
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February |
NATO experts conduct an assessment of Azerbaijan’s IPAP implementation in Baku. |
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15 March |
The experts elaborate the Assessment Report on Azerbaijan’s IPAP implementation. The report notes progress in Azerbaijan’s IPAP implementation. |
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9-12 April |
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Mr. Simmons pays his next visit to Baku. He is received by the President, holds meetings in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Defence and National Security and the Parliament and participates in the meeting of the Commission on Cooperation with NATO at the level of deputy ministers. |
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April |
A NATO PfP Trust Fund project is launched to clear unexploded ordnance from a former military base at Saloglu, Agstafa district. |
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July |
With the support of the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme, a mobile mélange treatment plant starts to operate in Azerbaijan to convert this highly toxic substance into fertilizer. |
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8-10 October |
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Mr. Simmons pays his next visit to Baku. |
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8 November |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev meets with the NATO Secretary General and addresses the NAC. |
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28-29 November |
NATO member-states support the territorial integrity, independence, and sovereignty ofAzerbaijan under the Declaration issued at the meeting of the NAC in Riga. |
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2007 |
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11-16 February |
NATO experts conduct an assessment of Azerbaijan’s IPAP implementation in Baku. |
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14-17 March |
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Mr. Simmons visits Baku. |
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2 May |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits NATO HQ. |
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27-28 September |
NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Mr. Simmons visits Baku. |
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19 October |
Azerbaijan doubles its military contingent in Afghanistan. |
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2008 |
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4 March |
Azerbaijan contingent completes its mission in KFOR. |
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5 March |
President of the NATO PA H.E. Mr. José Lello pays a one-day visit to Azerbaijan and meets the President, Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence. |
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7 March |
Azerbaijan and NATO agree the second IPAP document. |
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2-4 April |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev joins the NATO/EAPC and ISAF format Summits in Bucharest. NATO member-states support the territorial integrity, independence, and sovereignty of Azerbaijan under the Bucharest Summit Declaration. |
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21-25 April |
NATO experts conduct an assessment of Azerbaijan’s IPAP and PARP implementation in Baku. |
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25 June |
The Mélange Project is concluded. |
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17 September |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits NATO HQ. |
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2 October |
Azerbaijan redoubles its military contingent in Afghanistan. |
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2 December |
Foreign Ministers of NATO member-states reiterate their support to the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of Azerbaijan and a peaceful conflict resolution founded on these principles. |
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9 December |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits NATO HQ. |
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16 December |
NATO Deputy Secretary General H.E. Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero visits Azerbaijan. |
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2009 |
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3-4 April |
The Alliance reiterates its support to the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty ofAzerbaijan and towards the settlement of the conflicts in the region, taking into account these principles at the NATO Strasbourg/Kehl Summit. |
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20-23 April |
NATO experts conduct an assessment of Azerbaijan’s IPAP and PARP implementation in Baku. |
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29 April |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev meets the NATO Secretary General and addresses the NAC. |
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11-12 June |
Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan, General Safar Abiyev participates at the Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers by visiting NATO HQ. |
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15 July |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits the NATO HQ and participates in NAC+Azerbaijan meeting. |
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4 December |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Mr. Araz Azimov participates at the Meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers with non-NATO ISAF Contributing Nations. |
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2010 |
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5 February |
Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan, General Safar Abiyev participates at the Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers with non-NATO ISAF contributing countries held in Istanbul, Turkey. |
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16 May |
Azerbaijani delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Mr. Araz Azimov pays a two-day visit to Afghanistan to assess the current state of Azerbaijan's non-military assistance to this country and discuss new cooperation opportunities |
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11 June |
Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan, General Safar Abiyev visits the NATO HQ to participate at the Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers with non-NATO ISAF contributing countries. |
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15-16 June |
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons visits Azerbaijan. |
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1 October |
A delegation headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits the NATO HQ. Minister Mammadyarov meets with the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Claudio Bisogniero and joins a meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Azerbaijan in “28+1” format. |
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20 November |
NATO Lisbon Summit Declaration reaffirms the paragraph on supporting the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan by the NATO member nations in the context of the conflict resolution. |
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2011 |
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11 March |
Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan, General Safar Abiyev visits the NATO HQ to participate at the Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers with non-NATO ISAF contributing countries. |
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14 April |
Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Mr. Araz Azimov joins a meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs with non-NATO ISAF contributing nations held in Berlin. |
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5 May |
Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan general Najmaddin Sadikov joins NATO’s Military Committee meeting with Chiefs of Defence of ISAF Non-NATO Troop-Contributing Countries held in Brussels. |
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9 June |
Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan, General Safar Abiyev visits the NATO HQ to participate at the Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers with non-NATO ISAF contributing countries. |
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5 July |
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai visits Azerbaijan. Mr. Appathurai is received by President, holds meetings with high-level governmental and parliamentary officials and speaks to NISA Summer Session participants. |
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8 July |
The Saloğlu Trust Fund project designed to decontaminate a large area of 4400 hectares around Saloğlu town in Azerbaijan from explosive ordnances posing a serious humanitarian, socio-economic and environmental threat to the local population comes to an end. |
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8 July |
NATO Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges Gábor Iklódy visitsAzerbaijan. Mr. Iklódy is received by the President, holds meetings with high-level governmental officials and attends the closing ceremony of Saloğlu PfP Trust Fund project inBaku. |
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24-25 November |
NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning Hüseyin Diriöz visitsAzerbaijan. During the visit Ambassador Diriöz attends the border security workshop held inBaku and co-sponsored by NATO and held bilateral meetings with the Azerbaijani relevant state organizations. |
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8 December |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits NATO HQ to attend the NAC meeting with non-NATO ISAF contributors held at the level of Foreign Ministers. |
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19 December |
NAC approves Azerbaijan’s third IPAP. |
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2012 |
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10 February |
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai visits Azerbaijan. Mr. Appathurai is received by President, holds meetings with high-level governmental and parliamentary officials and speaks to NISA Winter Session participants, also meets with ADA students. |
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15 February |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev meets the NATO Secretary General and addresses the NAC. |
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9-13 April |
NATO experts conduct an assessment of Azerbaijan’s IPAP and PARP implementation in Baku. |
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19 April |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits NATO HQ to attend the NAC meeting with non-NATO ISAF contributors held at the level of Foreign Ministers. |
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21 May |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev attends the Meeting of Heads of States and Governments on Afghanistan in Chicago. NATO Chicago Summit Declaration reaffirms the paragraph on supporting the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan by the NATO member nations in the context of the conflict resolution. |
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24 June |
NATO evaluation level 1 of Azerbaijan’s infantry company under the Operational Capabilities Concept (OCC) was successfully conducted |
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5 July |
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai visits Azerbaijan. Mr. Appathurai speaks to NISA Summer Session participants and attends the Jeyranchel Trust Fund Project. |
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6-7 September |
NATO Secretary General visits Azerbaijan. |
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10 October |
Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan, General Safar Abiyev visits the NATO HQ to participate at the Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers with non-NATO ISAF contributing countries. |
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31 October |
Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan A.Azimov and Deputy Minister of Transport addressed the NAC with the presentation on transit opportunities in the context of ISAF redeployment, Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway and Baku International Seaport together with their Georgian and Turkish counterparts. |
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5 December |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits NATO HQ to attend the NAC meeting with non-NATO ISAF contributors held at the level of Foreign Ministers. |
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2013 |
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22 February |
Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan, General Safar Abiyev visits the NATO HQ to participate at the Meeting of NATO Defence Ministers with non-NATO ISAF contributing countries.. |
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8-9 April |
NATO experts conduct an assessment of Azerbaijan’s IPAP and PARP implementation in Baku. |
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22 May |
Baku hosts NATO Partnership Conference on “Emerging Security Challenges: to enhance energy security in XXI century”. Ambassador Gábor Iklódy, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges visits Azerbaijan, meets with the President and MFA. |
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31 May |
NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security Mari Skaare and NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai visits Azerbaijan. |
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26 June |
2013 IPAP Assessment Meeting is held at NATO HQ in 28+1 format. |
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6-10 November |
N.Ismayilov, Director of Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) visits NATO HQ and presents a report about the implementation of Jeyrachel Trust Fund project at PPC/EAPC format. |
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4 December |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits NATO HQ to attend the NAC meeting with non-NATO ISAF contributors held at the level of Foreign Ministers. |
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2014 |
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15 January |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev meets the NATO Secretary General and addresses the NAC. |
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22-23 January |
Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan general Najmaddin Sadikov joins NATO’s Military Committee meeting with Chiefs of Defence of ISAF Non-NATO Troop-Contributing Countries held in Brussels. |
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27 February |
Minister of Defence, colonel-general Zakir Hasanov attends NATO’s Defence Ministerial meeting at ISAF format in NATO HQ |
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2-5 June |
Minister of Defence, colonel-general Zakir Hasanov attends NATO’s Defence Ministerial meeting at ISAF format in NATO HQ. He also visits to SHAPE and meets SACEUR |
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8 July |
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai and General Manager of NSPA, Mr Mike Lyden visit to Azerbaijan. |
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4 September |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev attends the Meeting of Heads of States and Governments on Afghanistan in Wales. NATO Wales Summit Declaration reaffirms the paragraph on supporting the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan by the NATO member nations in the context of the conflict resolution. |
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2 December |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits NATO HQ to attend the NAC meeting with non-NATO Resolute Support contributors held at the level of Foreign Ministers. |
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2015 |
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16-19 March |
NATO experts conduct an assessment of Azerbaijan’s IPAP and PARP implementation in Baku. |
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23 April |
Minister of Emergency Situations, colonel-general Kamaladdin Heydarov visits NATO HQ |
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13 May |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits Antalya to attend the NAC meeting with non-NATO Resolute Support contributors held at the level of Foreign Ministers. |
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21 May |
Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan general Najmaddin Sadikov joins NATO’s Military Committee meeting with Chiefs of Defence of NATO Countries at Resolute Support and interoperability formats held in Brussels. |
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1 December |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits NATO HQ to attend the NAC meeting with non-NATO Resolute Support contributors held at the level of Foreign Ministers. |
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17 December |
2015 IPAP Assessment Meeting is held at NATO HQ in 28+1 format |
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2016 |
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21 January |
Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan general Najmaddin Sadikov joins NATO’s Military Committee meeting with Chiefs of Defence of NATO Countries at Resolute Support format held in Brussels. |
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16 February |
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai visits to Azerbaijan. |
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7-11 March |
NATO experts conduct an assessment of Azerbaijan’s IPAP and PARP implementation in Baku. |
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20 may |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits Brussels to attend the NAC meeting with non-NATO Resolute Support contributors held at the level of Foreign Ministers. |
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31 may – 1 june |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov attends high-level meeting on NAC + Azerbaijan format, as well as holds bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. |
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8-9 july |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev attends the Meeting of Heads of States and Governments on Afghanistan in Warsaw. NATO Warsaw Summit Declaration reaffirms the paragraph on supporting the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan by the NATO member nations in the context of the conflict resolution. |
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15-16 september |
Mr. Gazanfar Ahmadov, Director of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) visits NATO HQ and NSPA to hold constructive meetings on potential funding opportunities for Jeyranchel Trust Fund. |
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7 november |
IPAP Assessment Meeting is held at NATO HQ in 28+1 format. |
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7 december |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov visits Brussels to attend the NAC meeting with non-NATO Resolute Support contributors held at the level of Foreign Ministers. |
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8 december |
Mrs. Rose Gottemoeller, NATO Deputy Secretary General holds bilateral meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov in the premises of OSCE 23rd Council of Ministers meeting during her visit to Hamburg. |
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2017 |
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17 january |
Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan general Najmaddin Sadikov joins NATO’s Military Committee meeting with Chiefs of Defence of NATO Countries at Resolute Support format held in Brussels. |
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12-15 march |
NATO experts conduct an assessment of Azerbaijan’s IPAP and PARP implementation in Baku. |
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7 april |
The fifth cycle of Azerbaijan IPAP (2017-2019) is approved by NAC. |
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4-5 may |
Ambassador Tacan Ildem, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy pays visit to Baku for participation at IV International Intercultural Dialogue Forum and holds several high-level meetings with President and other officials. |
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17 may |
Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan general Najmaddin Sadikov joins NATO’s Military Committee meeting with Chiefs of Defence of NATO Countries at Resolute Support format held in Brussels. |
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29 june |
Minister of Defence, colonel-general Zakir Hasanov attends NATO’s Defence Ministerial meeting at RSM format in NATO HQ and holds bilateral meeting with Mrs. Rose Gottemoeller, NATO Deputy Secretary General. |
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7 september |
In the frames of the meeting with Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Russian Federation General Valery Gerasimov, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee General Peter Pavel visits Azerbaijan and holds bilateral consultations with Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan general Najmaddin Sadikov. |
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25-27 september |
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai visits Azerbaijan and holds meetings with President, Chairman of Parliament and other officials. |
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27 september |
Delagation form the State Committee on Religious Associations of the Republic of Azerbaijan and high-level clergy visit NATO HQ. |
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9 november |
Minister of Defence, colonel-general Zakir Hasanov attends NATO’s Defence Ministerial meeting at RSM format in NATO HQ. |
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23 november |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev meets the NATO Secretary General and addresses the NAC. |
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2018 |
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16 january |
Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan general Najmaddin Sadikov joins NATO’s Military Committee meeting with Chiefs of Defence of NATO Countries at Resolute Support format held in Brussels. |
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18 april |
NATO experts conduct an assessment of Azerbaijan’s IPAP and PARP implementation in Baku. |
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19 april |
General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and First Deputy Minister of Defence meets in Baku. |
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14 may |
Within the visit to Belgium H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov meets with NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai. |
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22 may |
IPAP Assessment Meeting is held at NATO HQ in 28+1 format. |
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8 june |
Minister of Defence, colonel-general Zakir Hasanov attends NATO’s Defence Ministerial meeting at RSM format in NATO HQ. |
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11-12 july |
President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev attends the Meeting of Heads of States and Governments on Afghanistan in Brussels. NATO Brussels Summit Declaration reaffirms the paragraph on supporting the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan by the NATO member nations in the context of the conflict resolution. |
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12-14 september |
President of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Mr. Paolo Alli visits Azerbaijan. |
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19-20 september |
A High Level NATO/EAPC Conference on Women, Peace and Security is co-organised by the Office of NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for WPS and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. |
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20 september |
NATO Deputy Secretary General Ms. Rose Gottemoeller visits Azerbaijan. |
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20 september |
Azerbaijan and NATO mark the successful implementation of the final phase of the Jeyranchel NATO/PfP Trust Fund project. |
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05 december |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Araz Azimov participates at the meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Resolute Support Operational Partner and Potential Operational Partner Nations in Foreign Ministers' session. |
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12 december |
General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe meets with General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and First Deputy Minister of Defence in Baku. Scaparotti also meets with President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, thanking him for offering Baku - a perfect venue as platform for the meeting for the second time. |
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2019 |
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16-19 april |
Lt. General Jan Broeks, NATO’s Director General International Military Staff visits Azerbaijan and discusses the issues regarding the security situation in the broader Caucasus region |
