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NATO’s relations with Azerbaijan

How did relations with Azerbaijan evolve?

NATO-Azerbaijan relations date back to 1992, when Azerbaijan joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (later renamed the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in 1997). Cooperation has steadily increased since Azerbaijan joined the Partnership for Peace programme in 1994 and its participation in the PfP Planning and Review Process since 1997. The focus on supporting Azerbaijan’s domestic reform process has intensified since the development of Azerbaijan’s first IPAP with NATO in 2005.

Key milestones:

1992 Azerbaijan joins the newly created North Atlantic Cooperation Council, renamed the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in 1997.
1994 Azerbaijan joins the Partnership for Peace (PfP), a programme aimed at increasing security and defence cooperation between NATO and individual Partner countries. 
1997 Azerbaijan joins the PfP Planning and Review Process.
1999 Azerbaijan sends a unit to support the NATO-led peacekeeping operation in Kosovo.
2001 Azerbaijan hosts a multinational PfP military training exercise “Cooperative Determination 2001”.
2002 Azerbaijan sends a unit to support the NATO-led force in Afghanistan.
  A specialist Azeri platoon participates in civil emergency relief exercise in Russia with Allies and Partner countries.
2003 Azerbaijan is connected to the Virtual Silk Highway.
2004 At the Istanbul Summit, Allied leaders place special focus on the Caucasus – a special NATO representative and a liaison officer are assigned to the region.
  President Aliyev presents Azerbaijan’s first Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) paper to NATO in Brussels.
  Azerbaijan’s search and rescue platoon participates in civil emergency relief exercise in Romania.
2005 Azerbaijan begins its first IPAP with NATO
2006 The Euro-Atlantic Centre (NATO information centre) is officially opened in Baku.