NATO-Azerbaijan partnership in spotlight
The Romanian embassy, in its capacity of NATO Contact Point Embassy to Azerbaijan, organized a roundtable on “Current situation and perspectives of NATO-Azerbaijan partnership” on October 7.
Ambassadors, defense attaches and senior diplomats from embassies of NATO countries in Baku and NATO Liaison Office for South Caucasus attended the event.
Opening the roundtable Romanian envoy Daniel Cristian Ciobanu highlighted the importance of NATO-Azerbaijan partnership.
Political Officer within NATO Liaison Office for South Caucasus, Jiri Preclik, informed about the latest developments in NATO policy regarding Azerbaijan.
Military Officer within NATO Liaison Office for South Caucasus, Maximilian Eder, presented the main elements of NATO-Azerbaijan cooperation in the security field.
Participants in the roundtable exchanged views on the positive experience of NATO-Azerbaijan relations.
Several events took place in Baku in the last period of time. NATO Joint Force Command in Brunssum, in the spirit of mutually beneficial cooperation, organized and conducted a Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) Mobile Training Team (MTT) event in Baku on September 14 -18.
The Romanian embassy for the fourth time in a row, organized a NATO presentation stand at EuroVillage festival in Baku on September 19, 2015.
NATO Days kicked off in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on October 6, 2015. The embassy together with Organization of Integration of Azerbaijani Youth to Europe (AGAT) will organize in Baku a workshop on NATO-Azerbaijan relations on October 8, 2015.
The embassy of Romania pays special attention to raising awareness among the Azerbaijani young generation towards NATO’s values as a way of ensuring a solid ground for future deepening of relations.
The Romanian diplomatic mission will continue to organize public diplomacy events in order to confer more visibility to NATO-Azerbaijan cooperation. Romania, which has been the second country in the world to recognize Azerbaijan’s independence, will further support the development of NATO-Azerbaijan partnership. Baku is a strong and reliable partner for NATO in a region of pivotal importance for Europe’s energy security.
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