Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov met with NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Javier Colomina in Washington, the U.S.

During the meeting, discussions revolved around issues related to security, defense, energy security, protection of critical infrastructure objects, education and other aspects of Azerbaijan-NATO cooperation agenda, as well as regional and international security issues.

The sides hailed the successful continuation of the 30-year partnership in an atmosphere of mutual understanding within the framework of the "Partnership for Peace" program, which defines Azerbaijan's cooperation with NATO.

Minister Jeyhun Bayramov provided insight into Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), noting that it is a clear example of Azerbaijan’s commitment to addressing global challenges.

FM Bayramov also highlighted the current security situation in the region in the post-conflict period, drawing attention to the fact that Armenia continues to threaten civilians with landmines and that this country is rapidly arming itself. The minister underlined that Azerbaijan, as the initiator of the peace process with Armenia, is interested in establishing peace and stability in the region. The FM recalled that despite significant progress on the draft peace treaty, the Constitution of Armenia still contains claims against the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan.

During the meeting, the parties also exchanged views on other issues of mutual interest.