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    Azerbaijan-NATO

         Azerbaijan-NATO cooperation goes back to March 1992 when Azerbaijan together with the other 37 countries, joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC) that gathered in itself at the time 16 Alliance members, 15 states of the former USSR and the other countries of the former Warsaw Pact. After the Partnership for Peace was introduced in January 1994 as a major initiative by NATO aimed at enhancing stability and security throughout Euro-Atlantic area, Azerbaijan was in the first wave of the countries that responded to the invitation to join the Program by signing the so-called Framework Agreement on 4 May 1994.
         Azerbaijan's firm decision to join PfP was followed by handing over of Presentation Document of the Republic of Azerbaijan to NATO in 1996 where goals and objectives pursued by Azerbaijan in cooperation with NATO and contribution committed by Azerbaijan to NATO-led peacekeeping operations were enshrined comprehensively.
         Partnership for Peace has proved to be very successful in developing and promoting mechanisms for defense cooperation and military interoperability between NATO and Azerbaijan. Most notably PfP has developed practical tools allowing NATO and Partner nations to engage in joint crisis management and peacekeeping operations.
         Azerbaijan, looking positively on enhanced representation of the partner nations at NATO has established its diplomatic mission to this organization. At present time Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to NATO consisting of diplomatic staff and Military Representative to NATO Military Committee represents Azerbaijan at the NATO Headquarters and plays a key role in fostering partnership between Azerbaijan and NATO. In addition, Liaison Officer of Azerbaijani Armed Forces functions at the Partnership Coordination Cell at the Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers in Europe (SHAPE), Mons.
         In may 1997 when NACC was transformed into the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC), Azerbaijan has become an active member of this body which provides an important forum for discussions and consultations on political and security related issues.
         Today intensively developing practical cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO goes beyond the immediate responsibilities of Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs, covering very wide areas like border control, civil emergency planning, environmental and scientific issues, public diplomacy etc.
         Short-term project on environmental problems of the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan's joining the Virtual Silk Highway project, numerous seminars and workshops, including the one on the Role of Mass Media in Crisis and most recent Summer School held in Baku, ongoing work on tackling the melange rocket fuel problem in Azerbaijan are only few of the examples of the successful cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO in the field of science, environment and public diplomacy.
         Currently the Alliance is assisting Azerbaijan in setting up the PFP Trust Fund project on clearance and rehabilitation of contaminated area near Saloglu village of Agstafa region of Azerbaijan from unexploded ordinance and ammunition, which is pressing humanitarian and environmental problem for the inhabitants of the surrounding areas.
         Azerbaijan fully supports all efforts aimed at enhancing and giving more operational nature to Euro-Atlantic Partnership.
         Azerbaijan is determined to promote further its cooperation with the Alliance up to the level of integrational partnership through implementation of the Prague initiatives - Partnership Action Plan against Terrorism, Individual Partnership Action Plan - to contribute further to security and stability in the whole Euro-Atlantic area.

    Partnership for Peace policy

         The integration into the Euro-Atlantic political, security and economic institutions constitutes the major strategic goal for the foreign policy of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Republic of Azerbaijan views the deepening Euro-Atlantic integration as an important process aimed at widening of democracy, stability, security, economic development and prosperity along the whole Euro-Atlantic area.
         Proceeding from the principle of indivisibility of security the Republic of Azerbaijan supports the realization of UN Charter, OSCE Helsinki Final Act principles, and provisions of the Paris and Istanbul Charters and establishment of security and stability in the whole Euro-Atlantic area through the joint efforts and without any geographic and political restrictions.
         The Republic of Azerbaijan especially values the weight and the role of NATO in the strengthening of the Euro-Atlantic security. Azerbaijan is in favor of deepening of cooperation in the framework of PfP program and EAPC, which contribute to the strengthening of security and stability in the whole Euro-Atlantic area.
         By opening broad opportunities for political, politico-military, military, and security cooperation with NATO and Partner Nations PFP and EAPC create favorable conditions for the integration of the Republic of Azerbaijan into Euro-Atlantic political, security and economic structures.
         September 11 attacks and their aftermath unveiled the common vulnerability to terrorism, to the new risks and threats, as well as new opportunities for common response in a large coalition endeavor, underlying the growing security interdependence between NATO and Partner nations - EAPC and PfP could play very distinctive role in this regard, contributing new global dimension to NATO capabilities and power-projection for common security and defense.
         The Republic of Azerbaijan positively considers growing interest of NATO to South Caucasus and would welcome its close role in dealing with conflicts and crises in the region, representing the serious threat to peace and security in whole Euro-Atlantic area.

    Governmental Commission on Cooperation with NATO

         In order to intensify cooperation with NATO and to involve into it in addition to MoD and MFA other relevant governmental agencies a Governmental Commission on cooperation with NATO was established in November 1997 by the Presidential decree.
         Commission meets twice a year at the level of Ministers and reports to the President. It is chaired by the First Deputy Prime Minister.
         In order to ensure the effective and operational functioning of the Commission, Working Group at the level of experts was set up. Working Group chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs meets regularly, at least once a month, to discuss the current issues of Azerbaijani-NATO cooperation.
         The Governmental Commission on Cooperation with NATO consists of the following Ministries and Agencies:

         Ministry of Foreign Affairs
         Ministry of Defense
         Ministry of National Security
         Ministry of Internal Affairs
         Ministry of Justice
         State Border Service
         State Customs Committee
         Ministry of Economic Development
         Ministry of Finance
         Ministry of Fuel and Energy
         State Oil Company
         Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
         National Academy of Sciences
         Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies
         Ministry of Transport
         "Azerbaijan Airlines" State Concern
         Individual Partnership Program (IPP)

         Azerbaijan's decision to join PfP was followed by handing over of Presentation Document of the Republic of Azerbaijan to NATO in 1996 where the steps taken or to be taken to achieve the political objectives of the Partnership, and the military and other assets that can be used for NATO-led peacekeeping operations were identified.
         Annually Individual Partnership Program between NATO and Azerbaijan is prepared to meet the goals, objectives and requirements ensuing from the PfP Presentation Document of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
         Individual Partnership Program being one of the most important aspects of cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO contributes to a greater extent to raising the level of interoperability and practical interaction between the Armed Forces, as well as other relevant civil agencies of the Republic of Azerbaijan and those of Allies.
         Every year in the framework of the Individual Partnership Program between NATO and Azerbaijan Azerbaijani representatives are participating in the wide variety of events related to numerous areas for cooperation, like defense policy and strategy, air defense, crisis management, civil emergency planning, language training, small arms and light weapons, military exercises, peacekeeping, public diplomacy, etc.
         Starting from 2004, as part of a holistic approach of the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan to cooperation with NATO alongside with the Ministry of Defense State Border Service, Ministry of National Security, Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Communication, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Transportation, Azerbaijan Airlines Company, Caspian Shipping Company, Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action have been involved into the Individual Partnership Program between NATO and Azerbaijan.
         Annually growing number and scope of events which for the current year exceed 250 reflect the real level of cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO.

    Planning and Review Process (PARP)

         Planning and Review Process is offered to Partners on an optional basis and draws on NATO's extensive experience in the field of defense planning. PARP has been very much instrumental in making possible close cooperation of Partner countries in the NATO-led peace operations both in the Balkans and Afghanistan.
         Azerbaijan joined to PfP Planning and Review Process (PARP) in 1997 in order to provide a basis for identifying and evaluating forces and capabilities that might be available for multinational training, exercises and operations in conjunction with Alliance forces.
         The Expanded and Adopted PARP is the evolution of the Planning and Review program which helps Partners, through Defense Reform Initiatives, to plan, program, budget and procure modernized military equipment so that is interoperable with NATO forces.
         As a concrete result of the efforts undertaken by Azerbaijan through PARP peacekeeping units of Azerbaijani Armed Forces are contributing both to KFOR and ISAF shoulder to shoulder with their counterparts from NATO member and partner countries under the command of the Alliance.
         It is also vivid proof of Azerbaijan's determination to further enhance cooperation with NATO and to contribute in practical terms to strengthening of peace and security in the whole Euro-Atlantic area.
         For the cycle of 2000-2002 Azerbaijan accepted 27 Partnership Goals (PGs) in the framework of Planning and Review Process. Most of PGs have been fully, and some, due to financial constraints, partly implemented.
         For the cycle of 2004-2006 the number of PGs taken by Azerbaijan constitute to 33. It should be stressed that State Border Service and Internal Troops of Azerbaijan have joined the PARP process since January 2004, undertaking to implement relevant PGs together with MoD which has joined PARP process in 1997.

    Partnership for Peace Operational Capabilities Concept (OCC)

         During the Washington Summit in April 1999 the Heads of State and Government endorsed, inter alia, the Enhanced and More Operational PfP.
         Operational Capabilities Concept is one of the key elements of the Enhanced and More Operational PfP.
         Operational Capabilities Concept is designed to develop new means and mechanisms to reinforce PfP's operational capabilities through enhanced and closer military cooperation.

         Operational Capabilities Concept consists of four main pillars:
  • Pool of Forces and Capabilities Database
  • Assessment and Feedback Mechanisms
  • Peacetime Working Relationships and Liaison Arrangements
  • Enabling Mechanisms      With the view of enhancing further operational capabilities of its forces identified for NATO-led PfP operations and raising the level of their interoperability the Republic of Azerbaijan joined to Operational Capabilities Concept in 2004 by declaring one company for Operational Capabilities Concept Assessment and Feedback Program.

    Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP)

         IPAP document was produced as a result of the NATO Prague Summit in November 2002. The document is supposed to bring to the qualitatively new level cooperation of interested Partners with NATO by setting up clear and feasible goals to be achieved via reforms on an individual approach basis. IPAP covers such areas of cooperation as political, defense, security sector reform, economic, pubic information, science, environmental, civil emergency planning.
         Azerbaijan expressed its intention to join IPAP among the first. An official "letter of intent" was submitted to NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson during his visit to Azerbaijan on 15 May 2003. IPAP Presentation Document was submitted by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev during his visit to Belgium to NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on 19 May 2004.

    Civil Emergency Planning

         Republic of Azerbaijan within the framework of NATO PfP program cooperates with NATO CEP Directorate, Senior Civil Emergency Planning Committee and its 8 subordinate Planning Boards and Committees.
         Special Working Group consisting of experts who represent Azerbaijan in NATO CEP Planning Boards and Committees is working within the framework of the Governmental Commission on cooperation with NATO. At the regular meetings of the Working Group discussions are mainly focused on the development of CEP in Azerbaijan, lessons learned from participation in corresponding CEP events, strengthening of efficiency of experts' participation in the work of Planning Boards and Committees.
         Under the order of Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan Search and Rescue platoon in constant-ready status was created in the Civil Defense regiment, provided with necessary machinery and equipment for conduct of search and rescue operations at the international level.
         Search and Rescue platoon participated in the "EMERCOM-EADRCC Disaster Response Exercise" hosted by EMERCOM and NATO Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center in Russia on 25-27 September 2002 and in the Consequence Management Exercise "DACIA 2003" hosted by Ministry of Interior of Romania and NATO EADRCC in Romania on 07-10 October 2003. Having taken part in the exercises personnel of the Search and Rescue platoon had been enabled to improve their practical experience and herewith it allowed enrichment of experience in rescue activities at the international level. In the nearest future it is planned to develop Search and Rescue platoon up to the level of company.

    Cooperation in Science

         The NATO Science Program offers support for international collaboration among the scientists from the EAPC countries. Azerbaijani scientists on regular basis participate in NATO Science Program Fellowships allowing scientists from Partner countries to study and make researches in NATO countries. Various applied research projects on environmental issues are supported by NATO Science for Peace Program.

    "Virtual Silk Highway" Project

         Advanced information-communication technologies (ICT) play the leading role in implementation at high level of the reforms in the field of science and education in the Republic of Azerbaijan, bringing of Azerbaijan science and education in correspondence with a level of the highest world standards, using of advanced experience and potential of the leading research and education centers of developed countries by the national specialists. Implementation of these technologies is impossible without use of new methods, advanced technical facilities, high-speed links and Internet that, in its turn, demands large investments.
         One of such investments is the project "Virtual Silk Highway" suggested by NATO Scientific Committee. Connection of three Caucasian countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and five countries of the Central Asia: Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan to Internet is planned within the framework of this project by means of the advanced satellite technologies and creation in such a way of "Virtual Silk Highway". The main aim of the project is organization at a higher level of data exchange among research and education institutions of the stated countries with the world information community.
         One of the main directions of informatization of Azerbaijan society is informatization of education and research institutions. For this reason participation of Azerbaijan in implementation of "Virtual Silk Highway" project is considered as one of the main stages in informatization of Azerbaijani society and integration of Azerbaijan into the world information community.

    NATO/CCMS pilot project on the Caspian Sea

         The first meeting of the NATO/CCMS Pilot Project on "the design of the Caspian Basin Observing System to form the basis for Environmental Forecasting" was held on 12-13 May 2003 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Scientists from the Caspian Sea riparian countries, as well as from NATO member countries participated in the meeting.
         Purposes of the meeting were:
         1. to develop the term of references of the Pilot Project
         2. to discuss the priority issues to be included in the Pilot Project
         3. to generate work plans for accomplishing the Pilot Project tasks
         4. to prepare a first draft of the outline of Pilot Project scientific plan


         Goal:
         To establish a prototype of the Caspian Basin Observing System, to demonstrate its use in environmental forecasting and decision making, and to develop data bases and cooperation on preserving the ecosystem, especially with respect to the impacts of invasive ctenophores.
         Objectives:
  • To demonstrate an observing system design for monitoring key physical and biochemical variables of the Caspian Sea ecosystem, to demonstrate the need to restore observing systems, especially the network of long-term stations monitoring hydro-meteorological, hydro-chemical regimes and the contamination of the marine environment,
  • To develop circulation and specific lower trophic level ecosystem models for the Caspian Sea, and to evaluate their performance with respect to observations,
  • To address trans-boundary transport issues, and to identify environmentally tense/vulnerable regions of the sea based on available information and model interpretations,
  • To study the influence of physico-chemical variables and anthropogenic factors on the changes of biodiversity and productivity of the Caspian Sea, specifically concerning the impact of sea level changes on the ecosystem,
  • To evaluate the impact of Mnemiopsis invasion on the Caspian ecosystem, through establishment of a database on biological parameters in the Caspian Sea (covering periods of both before and after Mnemiopsis invasion)
  • To facilitate user and public education, and enable capacity building to seed further cooperation
  • To facilitate training and improve the communication and exchange of data between riparian countries, to identify and recruit users of the information to participate in the project,
         End Products:
  • recommendations for the design of an integrated observing and forecasting system with key variables to be measured, recommended technical components, software, maximum use of shared data via the web, and data product distribution,
  • the basis for pooling of resources and better use of the scarce national resources for collaborative work with a regional dimension,
  • scientifically founded recommendations for future research concerning the recovery of the Caspian Sea and use of its resources, based on modern tools of observation and forecasting.

    "SALOGLU" NATO PfP Trust Fund Project

         The PfP Trust Fund Policy was launched in September 2000 to support the safe destruction of stocks of anti-personnel land mines in partner countries, and was amended in May 2001 to include the safe destruction of surplus small arms and light weapons. In short, the initiative provides the framework and practical mechanism for the development of demilitarization projects, which are funded by NATO member countries on a voluntary basis.
         On 28 April 2003, at NATO HQ in Brussels the presentation of a Project on Clearance and Utilization (destruction) of unexploded ordnances (UXO), on the territory of a former Soviet military warehouse in Saloglu village of Agstafa district of Azerbaijan, took place at the Regular Meeting of Political Military Steering Committee of the NATO.
         The military ammunition warehouse located in Agstafa region and consisting of 138 bunkers was the largest Soviet warehouse in the Caucasus region.
         In 1991, as a result of the explosion, thousands of pieces of UXO were spread over a large area also surrounding the warehouse.
         To date 87 people have been injured and 28 of them killed in UXO incidents. The last incident took place quite recently: on May 3, 2003, the 28 years old man, resident of Dag Kesaman village, had been killed as a result of UXO explosion. And this happened despite the fact that just 2 weeks before the incident, Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) conducted mine risk education and rules of safe behavior in this area.
         The warehouse and adjoint area with remaining ammunitions pose a great threat to the population of Agstafa and adjacent regions.
         A threat, coming from former warehouse and UXOs scattered to the territory, became widely known during survey on identification of minefields and battle areas in 2001. As a result of survey, about 6,755,000 sqm of contaminated area was identified in Saloglu village of Agstafa district.
         In December 2001, efforts to involve NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA), which has experience in dealing with ammunition utilization operations, in Saloglu problem turned to be successful
         During the meeting in July 2002, the Turkey was assigned to be a lead country on this issue and yet in October 2002 representative from NAMSA visited Saloglu village and provided preliminary evaluation on the situation to the NAMSA.
         In January 2003, representatives from NATO, Government of Turkey and NAMSA visited Azerbaijan again to conduct the thorough assessment and, based also on the information gathered by ANAMA specialists, the immediate work on Saloglu project was initiated.
         But, after the incident in October 2002, when 3 people were injured, ANAMA had been tasked by the Government of Azerbaijan to immediately undertake operations to reduce UXO threats.
         From the beginning of ANAMA operations in January 2003, 619 various type of UXOs were found in the area of 1,3 mln sqm immediately outside the former warehouse.
         In April 2003, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Brussels between the Government of Azerbaijan and NAMSA.
         The Project has been approved now by the NATO and it allows starting the fund raising process and subsequent implementation of the Project.
         However, the course of events and the last incidents indicate the necessity of extraordinary measures to speed up the processes.
         On 25 June 2003, ANAMA organized a Donors Conference in Baku aimed at raising the awareness of the international community about the ongoing PfP Trust Fund Project in Saloglu area of Azerbaijan that is supposed to deal with the grave outstanding problem of decontamination of a large part of the Agstafa district of Azerbaijan from the Unexploded Ordnance (OXO).
         The last incident happened on 19 February 2004 at 6:40 pm a UXO incident happened in Poylu station of Aghstafa district. As a result of the explosion, 57 years old shovelman Mamedov Nasib was killed and 55 years old welder Yagubaliyev Namaz injured.
         Currently, due to the UXO clearance operations conducted by ANAMA in the area of 800 000 sq.m of Saloglu, the total cost of the Project budget is 1.417.335 USD. The contribution of the Government of Azerbaijan will be 145.338 USD including ANAMA's contribution and administrative support.

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    Liquid Rocket Propellant Problem in Azerbaijan

         Like many other post soviet countries, Azerbaijan has also inherited a number of heavily contaminated military bases and areas from the former Soviet Union.
         Alongside with the contaminated area with UXO surrounding the former soviet military base at Saloglu and stockpiled UXO at the nearby towns of Agstafa and Poylu in the northwestern part of the country, Liquid Rocket Propellant is another problem of this kind facing Azerbaijan.
         Strong liquid oxidant "Melanj" was accumulated during the dislocation of Soviet Armed Forces in Azerbaijan and was used for launching of missiles. Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union with the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Azerbaijan and the formation of national armed forces, these chemicals have been virtually "abandoned".
         The oxidizer being a very aggressive substance poses a serious threat to the environment. A leak to the soil would destroy vegetation within a radius of 10 km.
         Taken into account the experience of NATO gained in sorting out this kind of problem in other Partner nations, Azerbaijan has requested NATO's assistance in destroying its liquid propellant oxidizer under the PfP Trust Fund. At the request of Azerbaijan and Turkey, NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency carried out an assessment mission in parallel to the potential UXO Clearance project in Saloglu area.
         Initially, it was proposed to conduct scientific research in this field through the NATO Science Committee in order to find out better and cost effective industrial method to neutralize this substance in huge capacities.
         Institute of Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Brandenburg University of Technology, Germany organized NATO Advanced Research Workshop entitled "Risk Assessment and Treatment Options for the Conversion of Abandoned liquid Ballistic Missile Propellants (Fuel and Oxidizers)" in Baku, 25-29 November 2003 to discuss and find out cost effective industrial ways for neutralization of melanje.
         Works and researches are still continuing in this regard with the participation of experts and scientists from NATO member and Partner countries.

    NATO Summer School in Baku

         NATO within its public diplomacy policy supports Summer Schools aimed at bringing together students, academics, government officials and representatives from various non-governmental organizations to discuss NATO-related issues and get a better understanding and knowledge of the global security environment.
         On 7-13 July 2003 postgraduate students, young professionals, researchers and young military officers of Azerbaijan participated in Summer School held in Baku. Sessions of the Summer School focused on the global security challenges including terrorism, WMD proliferation, and globalization and particularly on the role of changing NATO in the changing world.
         Summer School has proved itself as a very successful event in the efforts aimed at raising public awareness and knowledge about NATO and Euro-Atlantic Partnership issues within Azerbaijani society, particularly among the youngsters.
         With the support of the NATO Public Diplomacy Division Summer School was fixed as an annual event in Azerbaijan and the next one will take place on 13-19 June 2004.

    NATO/EAPC/PfP events

         Azerbaijan acts as a host-country of many NATO seminars, workshops, conferences and exercises to foster interoperability and mutual understanding between Armed Forces of Partners and those of Allies, develop common approaches and find solutions for issues of common concern.
         On 4-6 November 1997 preparatory seminar of "Cooperative Demand" command staff exercise was held in Baku. This was the first event held in Azerbaijan in the framework of NATO/PfP.
         On 27-28 May 1999 meeting of the Atlantic Policy Advisory Group (APAG) within the EAPC was held in Baku. A senior NATO delegation headed by NATO Assistant Secretary General C.-P.Cliber visited Azerbiajan during the meeting.
         On 20-21 July 2000 a NATO/EAPC conference on "Energy security in the South Caucasus" was held in Baku.
         On 12-13 June 2001 a NATO/EAPC seminar "Deployment of rescue units in the area of natural and man-made disasters" was held in Baku.
         On 21-22 June 2001 joint Azerbaijani-Swiss seminar on "Small arms and light weapons: practical challenges to the implementation of the current obligations of OSCE and EAPC" was held in Baku.
         On 05-17 November 2001 "Cooperative Determination" post/computer assisted exercise was held in Baku. 9 NATO and 11 Partner countries participated in the exercise aimed at improving military interoperability for crisis response operations.
         On 16-17 November 2001 "Lessons learned from regional cooperation in the Balkans" NATO/EAPC seminar was held in Baku.
         On the 7-8 May 2002 a seminar on ""Ecological problems of the Caspian Sea" jointly organized with the NATO Committee on Challenges to the Modern Societies (CCMS) was held in Baku.
         On 27-28 June 2002 NATO/EAPC seminar on "Challenges to regional cooperation in the South Caucasus" was held in Baku.
         On 5-6 May 2003 NATO/EAPC seminar on "Links amongst terrorism, organized crime and other illegal activities" was held in Baku, which served as an important venue where diplomats, intelligence officers and militaries from NATO member and partner countries have had thorough discussions and exchange of views of many different aspects of these daunting challenges.
         On 25 June 2003, ANAMA organized a Donors Conference in Baku aimed at raising the awareness of the international community about the ongoing PfP Trust Fund Project in Saloglu area of Azerbaijan.
         This year Azerbaijan is going to host Cooperative Best Effort 2004, the principal NATO and Partnership for Peace (PfP) land-based live exercise in the Alliance's Southern Region. Based on a fictitious peace support operation scenario, the Cooperative Best Effort series of exercises provide basic knowledge on peace support operations at small unit level and serve as an important building block for higher-level land exercises.

    High officials' visits

         3-4 May 1994 - Visit of President Heydar Aliev to NATO Headquarters in Brussels. NATO PfP Framework Document was signed by the President during the visit.
         22 April 1996 - Visit of President Heydar Aliev to Brussels. A PfP Presentation Document of the Republic of Azerbaijan was submitted to NATO during a visit.
         13 February 1997 - Visit of NATO Secretary-General Xavier Solana to Azerbaijan.
         28 November 1997 - Visit of the President of State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic to NATO Headquarters in order to take part in the "Oil planning" seminar organized by the NATO.
         30 September-1 October 1998 - 2nd visit of NATO Secretary-General Xavier Solana to Azerbaijan.
         27-28 May 1999 - visit of NATO Assistant Secretary General C.-P.Clyber to Azerbaijan.
         27-28 April 2000 - Visit of admiral G.Venturoni, Head of NATO Military Committee to Baku.
         16-17 January 2001 Visit of NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson to Azerbaijan.
         23 October 2001 - visit of delegation of Azerbaijani officials headed by Deputy Foreign Minister A.Azimov to NATO with a purpose of holding bilateral consultations in "NATO+Azerbaijan" format.
         5-8 May 2002 - visit of NATO Assistant Secretary General J.Furne to Azerbaijan.
         3-4 June 2002 - next round of bilaeral political consultations held in NATO headquarters during visit of delegation of Azerbaijani officials headed by Deputy Foreign Minister A.Azimov.
         27-28 June 2002 - visit of NATO Assistant Secretary General G.Altenburg to Baku.
         15-19 November 2002 - visit of delegation of Azerbaijani parliamentarians headed by vise-speaker Z.Asgarov to NATP Parliamentary Assembly meeting held in Istanbul.
         5-6 May 2003 - visit of NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General D.Speckhard to Azerbaijan.
         15 May 2003 - visit of NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson to Azerbaijan.
         17-19 May 2004 - visit of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan to NATO.


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