Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 1 / Trend K.Zarbaliyeva /
A NATO expert group will conduct educational activities in Azerbaijani military schools during NATO Days this week.
NATO representatives will hold lectures on Nov. 1-Nov. 5 for students and military educational institution commander staff about the organization's historical development, current structure, policies, new strategic concept and peacekeeping operations, Deputy Chief of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's Press Service Teymur Abdullayev told Trend today.
He added that the group will hold a press briefing on NATO's strategic planning policy and the organization's structure and attitude toward transformation, as well as roundtable meetings.
Representatives of Azerbaijani military schools will also hold a briefing on NATO-Azerbaijan cooperation.
The foundation for cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO was laid through the signing of a document within the framework of the Partnership for Peace on May 4, 1994. Azerbaijan was one of 27 OSCE member countries to join the program.
Azerbaijan has been cooperating with NATO within IPAP since 2005. The program was originally designed to last two years. Today, cooperation is held within the second phase of the Individual Partnership Action Plan between Azerbaijan and NATO, which covers 2008-2010.
The primary areas of cooperation include the establishment of full democratic control over the armed forces, defense planning and defense budgeting, and the reestablishment of military structures through NATO norms and standards.
Since 1999, Azerbaijani troops have provided support for NATO peacekeeping operations in Kosovo, and since 2002 in Afghanistan.
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