PRESS RELEASE on the meeting between Azerbaijan and NATO on discussion of Azerbaijan’s 2017 Planning and Review Process Assessment document

The meeting between Azerbaijan and NATO on discussion of Azerbaijan’s 2017 Planning and Review Process (PARP) Assessment document was held on May 2,2017 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.

The representatives of the Ministries of Defence, Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Emergency Situations, Transport, Communications and High Technologies and State Border Service attended the meeting. Azerbaijani officials and the representatives of Allied and invited Partner Nations as well as the experts from NATO International and International Military Staff shared views on achievements of Azerbaijan during the assessment period. Defence and security reforms, military training and education, interoperability and defence capabilities were among the main issues of discussions. At the meeting Azerbaijan was praised for its contribution to international peacekeeping operations and achievements in sphere of defence and security reforms.