It was a founding member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, an alternative Russian-led military alliance, in 1994, but withdrew in 1999.

In September 1999 EAPC ad hoc working group was formed to explore regional collaboration in the Caucasus.

[9] During the terms of office of Ilham Aliyev, collaboration between NATO and Azerbaijan was extended, as the latter joined the Individual Partnership Action Plan in 2004.

The President of Azerbaijan participated in the Meetings of Heads of States and Governments on Afghanistan during the NATO Summit in Chicago in 2012,[5][3] in Wales in September 2014, and in Warsaw In July 2016.

[10] Azerbaijani military officers completed their mission on KFOR on March 4, 2008 after political situation changed in Kosovo.

Azerbaijani group was assigned to provide security of water reservoir and hydroelectric power station situated in Haditha.

Azerbaijani group was assigned to protect a television tower situated in Kabul, provide security of central ammunition depot of ISAF and to fulfill patrol service.

[4] Azerbaijan increased the number of servicemen attending the "Resolute Support" mission from 94 to 120 by sending the peacekeepers to Afghanistan on January 9, 2018[16][17] based on the amendment to the Resolution "On giving consent to the deployment and participation in the relevant operations in Afghanistan of a platoon of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan as part of the battalion of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey and under the general command of NATO structures" by the Parliament of Azerbaijan dated 29 December 2017.

Secretary General George Robertson visited Azerbaijan on 16–17 January 2001 and held discussions with government officials besides the President of the country.

Rafael Estrella, the President of NATO PA paid a visit to Azerbaijan on 17–18 January 2002 according to the invitation of the Chairman of the Milli Majlis.

[6] Lord George Robertson visited Azerbaijan in 2003 and took part in the inauguration of the Virtual Silk Highway Project on May 15.

Ilham Aliyev met with Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer during his trip to NATO Headquarters on November 8,[19] and on April 29 before the meeting of North Atlantic Council.

[21] As part of his working visit to Brussels in 2014, the President Aliyev met with NATO Secretary General and participated in the meeting of North Atlantic Council.

[25] Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during his visit to Brussels on 23 November 2017 and discussed NATO-Azerbaijan cooperation and security issues in South Caucasus.

Saloglu Trust Fund was opened in November 2005 with the participation of NATO Secretary General's Special Representative.

[6] Azerbaijan established a mobile mélange treatment plant to get fertilizer from highly toxic substance with the support of Science for Peace and Security Program of NATO in July 2006.