The main directions of international military cooperation: • Bilateral and multilateral cooperation with countries in the region and beyond; • Cooperation with the Euro-Atlantic structures; • Cooperation with international organizations and defence-industrial complexes of foreign countries; • Cooperation on military, military-political and military-technical issues to improve military security system; • Study new programmes and mechanisms • Broadening the participation in inspection activities set out under the Vienna Document 2011 "On Confidence and Security-Building Measures" and to the Treaty 1990 "On Conventional Armed Forces in Europe" (
CFE); • Expanding the activities related to crisis prevention and armed conflicts management, as well as resolution and elimination of their consequences, with a focus on conflicting efforts to combat international terrorism, the proliferation of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, their components and vehicles, modern global challenges and threats arising from military operations; • Broadening the scope of activities related to the fulfilment of commitments and obligations arising out of the cooperation with international organizations and military organizations of foreign countries in the area of international military cooperation; • Providing more effective training for military personnel and units, whose participation in peacekeeping operations are planned, the study of international experience and application capabilities to contribute to improvement of the level of combat training and its compatibility. === Cooperation with
OSCE === The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan supports the Office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office to conduct a ceasefire monitoring exercises on the Line of Confrontation of the armed forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as on the state border. === Cooperation with
NATO === The Republic of Azerbaijan joined the NATO-led "Partnership for Peace" (PFP) programme on 4 May 1994, and the NATO
Planning and Review Process (PARP) in 1996. Azerbaijan joined the NATO military training and education programme aimed at improving the school of sergeants in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan, training programmes for junior officers and the inclusion of the subject "Strategy and Defence Planning" in the educational programme of the Academy of Armed Forces as a new module. Azerbaijan has become a reliable partner in NATO-led operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan, and still contributes to the alliance's mission in Afghanistan by deploying its peacekeeping forces there. Furthermore, on NATO's advice, Azerbaijan developed strategic documents on defence and security, and made improvements in this direction. Besides this, NATO and Azerbaijan cooperate on reorganizing units in accordance with NATO standards and on developing control and command capabilities for each armed service.
=== Cooperation with
ICRC === Cooperation between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the International Committee of the
Red Cross (ICRC) covers the issues of providing educational materials on
International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan, delivering lectures on IHL in the Military Academy of the Armed Forces, and conducting training and seminars on IHL for servicemen, ensuring their participation in regional and international courses. Cooperation also helps to monitor the civilian population's living conditions in the areas near the Line of Confrontation (LOC) between the armed forces of Armenia and
Azerbaijan, through visits to these places, creating conditions for the agricultural activities of the civilian population living near the Line of Confrontation of the armed forces of the Armenia and Azerbaijan through launching some social orientated projects, alongside cooperation in arranging and conducting humanitarian assistance. == List of ministers ==