NATO stands ready to deepen dialogue and cooperation with Armenia and  Azerbaijan

ArmInfo.  In 2025, NATO welcomed meaningful progress towards peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and acknowledged the United States' continued investment in the peace process, reads the NATO Secretary General's Annual Report 2025. 

The initialling of the August peace deal was a major step towards  normalisation and regional security, and NATO stands ready to deepen  dialogue and cooperation with both countries. Allies also reviewed  NATO's engagement with Georgia in light of the 2024 parliamentary  elections and their aftermath. As a result, elements of NATO-Georgia  cooperation were reprioritised, including some aspects of the  Substantial NATO-Georgia Package. At the same time, defence  cooperation with the Georgian Defence Forces progressed, highlighted  by the successful NATOGeorgia exercise in May. The NATO Liaison  Office in Tbilisi, Georgia continued active engagement with all three  partners across the South Caucasus region.

In 2025, guided by a more strategic and results-oriented approach,  NATO achieved notable progress under the Southern Neighbourhood  Action Plan, with the goal of increasing shared security. NATO  significantly enhanced political dialogue with its partners to the  south. The Secretary General visited Iraq in February 2025, while the  NATO Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood and other  senior officials undertook visits to several other southern partner  countries throughout the year. NATO also broadened collaboration with  countries across the Middle East and North Africa in areas such as  counter-terrorism, countering the proliferation of small arms and  light weapons, and civil preparedness. At the same time, NATO  deepened cooperation with other regional and international  organisations, including the Gulf Cooperation Council and the League  of Arab States.