Former Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristina Ojuland have stated that Nagorno-Karabakh is an "inseparable" part of Azerbaijan.

Even though not many defence related co-operation projects have taken place between two nations, defense and military-related contacts have been described as "good and open-minded".

[7] Mayor of Narva (1999–2000) and Minister of Population Affairs of Estonia (2002–2003) Eldar Efendiev also had an Azerbaijani origin.

[10] Since both countries used to be part of Russian Empire and Soviet Union, two nations met with each other's culture from early times.

Translations into Estonian from German started in 1981 with Yukhan Kiyv, Gustav and Anna Haov Vulf.