NATO-partner countries co-op to be mulled in Baku
By Sara Rajabova
The Romanian embassy in Baku together with Institute for Human Rights and Conflictology of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences will organize the international conference “In the aftermath of NATO Wales Summit – cooperation between North Atlantic Alliance and Partner Countries.”
Representatives of Azerbaijani ministries and parliament, NATO officials, ambassadors and military attaches of North Atlantic Alliance member states accredited to Baku, members of diplomatic corps, experts and journalists will take part in the event that will be held in Baku on March 19.
The goal of the conference is to bring added value to the discussions held on Euro-Atlantic security and the perspectives of cooperation between North Atlantic Alliance and partner countries, especially regarding NATO-Azerbaijan relations in the light of NATO 2014 Wales summit.
The conference will be opened by Aytan Mustafayeva, the director of the Institute for Human Rights and Conflictology of ANAS and Daniel Cristian Ciobanu, the Romanian ambassador to Baku.
Officials from NATO Headquarters will present the key aspects of NATO-Azerbaijan relations and NATO’s Post-Wales summit communication challenges. William Lahue, NATO Liaison Officer for South Caucasus will refer to the main elements of NATO relations with Caucasus partner countries after the Wales Summit.
As NATO Contact Point in Azerbaijan, the Romanian embassy is a channel for disseminating information about the role and policies of the North-Atlantic Alliance. Romania strongly supports the strengthening and deepening of NATO-Azerbaijan partnership.
Azerbaijan is a very important and highly valued partner of the North-Atlantic Alliance. Relations between NATO and Azerbaijan are successfully developing in the recent years. NATO and Azerbaijan actively cooperate on democratic, institutional and defense reforms, and have developed practical cooperation in many other areas.
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