▁NAT O - led ▁“ Resol ute ▁Support ” ▁mission ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁ ▁A zer ba ij an ' s ▁bal anced ▁foreign ▁policy ▁and ▁regional ▁importance ▁has ▁allowed ▁top ▁military ▁officers ▁of ▁USA ▁and ▁Russia , ▁Joseph ▁Dun ford - the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Staff ▁and ▁Val ery ▁Ger as im ov - ▁Chief ▁of ▁General ▁Staff ▁to ▁decide ▁on ▁their ▁meeting ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁B aku ▁on ▁co operation . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁Organisation ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁Co operation ▁( O IC ) ▁ ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁repeatedly ▁stated ▁that ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Organisation ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁Co operation ▁( O IC ) ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁prior ities ▁for ▁A zer ba ij an ▁in ▁foreign ▁policy . ▁During ▁his ▁presiden cy , ▁Ali ye v ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁O IC ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁within ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁extraordinary ▁sum mit ▁of ▁IO C ▁in ▁Me cca ▁city , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁President ▁Ali ye v ▁received ▁the ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁O IC ▁in ▁B aku , ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁According ly , ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁visited ▁to ▁the ▁O IC ▁Head qu arter ▁in ▁Jed d ah , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁met ▁with