1 2 , ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁was ▁wel com ed ▁by ▁Secretary - General ▁of ▁NAT O ▁Anders ▁F og h ▁R asm ussen ▁at ▁NAT O ▁Head quarters ▁and ▁they ▁discussed ▁the ▁possible ▁future ▁enh ancement ▁of ▁co operation ▁between ▁A zer ba ij an ▁and ▁NAT O . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁again ▁the ▁President ▁Ali ye v ▁met ▁with ▁NAT O ▁Secretary ▁General ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁meeting ▁of ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Council ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁working ▁visit ▁to ▁Br uss els . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁NAT O - led ▁operations ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁participated ▁at ▁the ▁meet ings ▁during ▁NAT O ▁Sum mit ▁in ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁NAT O ▁Sum mit ▁in ▁Wales ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁session ▁on ▁Afghan istan ▁at ▁the ▁NAT O ▁Sum mit ▁in ▁Wars aw ▁in ▁July , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁President ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁met ▁with ▁NAT O ▁Secretary ▁General ▁J ens ▁St ol ten berg ▁in ▁Br uss els . ▁They ▁discussed ▁the ▁partners hip ▁between ▁NAT O ▁and ▁A zer ba ij an ▁and ▁regional ▁security ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁C au cas us . ▁The ▁Secretary ▁General ▁also ▁appreciated ▁A zer ba ij an ' s ▁contribution ▁to