Ilham Aliyev met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Brussels

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who is paying a working visit to the Kingdom of Belgium, has met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Brussels.

The NATO Secretary General warmly welcomed the President of Azerbaijan outside the Alliance’s headquarters.

Then President Ilham Aliyev and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen had their picture taken with the flags of Azerbaijan and NATO in the background.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen thanked President Ilham Aliyev for accepting the invitation to visit the NATO headquarters.

Speaking highly of the partnership between Azerbaijan and NATO, the Secretary General congratulated President Ilham Aliyev on Azerbaijan’s election to the UN Security Council.

Noting the importance of the approval of the Operational Plan on Individual Partnership with NATO for the expansion of cooperation between Azerbaijan and NATO, the Secretary General expressed his gratitude for Azerbaijan’s active participation in peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan as part of the antiterrorist coalition.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed his confidence that the relations between Azerbaijan and NATO would continue to grow.

President Ilham Aliyev thanked the Secretary General of NATO for the congratulations on the country’s election to the UN Security Council.

The President said our country would continue to apply effort towards expanding the partnership between NATO and Azerbaijan.

President Aliyev said Azerbaijan would work to facilitate integration into Euro-Atlantic structures.

The President emphasized that Azerbaijan and NATO were cooperating closely in peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan.

President Ilham Aliyev expressed his confidence that the strong partnership between Azerbaijan and NATO would continue to grow.