According to the plan of combat training of the Armed Forces, live-fire exercise was conducted in one of the military units within the framework of the NATO Operational Capability Concept (OCC).

Azerbaijan Naval Forces based on NATO standards conducted in Baku within the framework of NATO Operational Capabilities Concept (OCC) Programme the self-evaluation level 1 (SEL-1) of the Maritime Interdiction Operations Boarding Party declared (MIO BP) into the NATO OCC Pool of Forces.

According to the rotation plan, a group of 50 Azerbaijani military servicemen returned from Afghanistan to Baku. The group has been serving in Afghanistan within NATO-led non-combat "Resolute Support" mission.

On October 12, Deputy Minister of Defense for Personnel, Lieutenant General Kerim Veliyev has met with Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Ms. Laura Cooper, who is on an official visit to our country.

A group of 50 Azerbaijani military personnel was sent to Afghanistan in accordance with the plan and rotation for serving within NATO-led "Resolute Support" mission in Afghanistan.

In accordance with the Naval Forces preparation plan for 2017, the self-evaluation level 1 trainings of the Maritime Interdiction Operations Boarding Party are being conducted within the framework of OCC program.

The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met with Nurettin Canikli, Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Turkey on September 28.

The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met with a delegation headed by the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Mr. James Appathurai on September 26.

Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Italy to Azerbaijan Augusto Massari on September 26.

Working meetings with experts from the Bureau for International Language Coordination (BILC) of NATO are held at the Armed Forces Military Academy in accordance with the NATO-Azerbaijan Joint Action Plan to support the development of military education system of the Armed Forces.

According to the Individual Partnership and Cooperation Program between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan and NATO for 2017, the Mobile Training Team of Allied Joint Forces Command in Brunssum conducts a seminar on the topic "Fundamentals of Logistics" in Baku.

The First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Colonel General Najmeddin Sadikov has met with the delegation headed by First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation - Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov on September 7.

The First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Colonel General Najmeddin Sadikov has met with the delegation led by the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, General Petr Pavel on September 7.

According to the Individual Partnership and Cooperation Programme between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan and NATO for 2017, the NATO’s Mobile Training Team conducts various training courses on relevant topics in the Air Force of Azerbaijan.

According to the rotation plan, a group of 44 Azerbaijani military servicemen returned from Afghanistan to Baku. The group has been serving in Afghanistan within NATO-led non-combat "Resolute Support" mission.

On July 13, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met with the US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Robert Sekuta.