Azerbaijan, NATO discuss partnership

They exchanged views on the Azerbaijan-NATO partnership and prospects of the bilateral cooperation.

Gottemoeller hailed Azerbaijan’s support to NATO’s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan. She also highly appreciated Azerbaijan’s contribution to ensuring security in Afghanistan.

Mammadyarov informed that Azerbaijan made substantial donations to the Afghan National Army (ANA) Trust Fund, adding, "We will continue to financially support this Fund.”

He also noted that Azerbaijan remains interested in developing cooperation with NATO.

Mammadyarov also highlighted the negotiations to settle the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The foreign minister also mentioned that Azerbaijan assumed the co-chairmanship of the Heart of Asia – Istanbul process for 2017. In this function, Azerbaijan will seek close coordination and consultations with all stakeholders, most notably with NATO, with a view to facilitating the international community’s comprehensive and consistent support for Afghanistan.

The sides also discussed the issues of Individual Partnership Action Plan of Azerbaijan with NATO.