Elman Samadov calls for expansion of Azerbaijan's role in NATO, UN peacekeeping missions

Azerbaijan's role in NATO and UN peacekeeping missions should be expanded, Major General Elman Samadov, representative of the Office of the Secretary of the Security Council of Azerbaijan, said during the presentation of a report on peacekeeping operations of the Azerbaijani army prepared by the AIR Center and the Ministry of Defense.

According to Report, he noted that the participation of any country's military contingent in peacekeeping operations under NATO and the UN is not a simple task:

"Analyzing the experience coming from NATO headquarters, as well as from operational zones, and testing and rapidly implementing it in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces is a very important stage," he said.

Samadov added that today the world faces hybrid threats, cybersecurity challenges, information warfare, and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. In these conditions, he said, it is necessary to define new priorities for Azerbaijan's participation in peacekeeping missions, especially as NATO is also expanding its activities in these areas.