The partnership between Azerbaijan and NATO has been established on strong bases and successfully develops for more than 10 years, the Secretary General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on November 8, in Brussels at the meeting of the North Atlantic Council, Trend reports.
He said that Azerbaijan is a proper active participant of the NATO partnership. We welcome the contributions of Azerbaijan in the recent NATO operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan, he said. According to him, upon the completion of the Individual Partnership Action Plan last year, the relations of the sides transferred to a higher level of co-operation and political dialogue.
The Individual Partnership Action Plan was significant not only as co-operation program, but also as a road map for Azerbaijan's adaptation with Euro-Atlantic standards, experience, values and institutions, Scheffer said. According to him, significant progresses were made in implementing the Plan, but much works still remains.