History of NATO Atlantic Treaty, which was signed by US President Harry S. Truman in Washington on 4 April 1949. It included the five Treaty of Brussels states plus the United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. The first NATO Secretary General, Lord Ismay, stated in 1949 that the organization's goal was "to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down". Popular support for the Treaty was not unanimous, and some Icelanders participated in a pro-neutrality, anti-membership riot in March 1949. The creation of NATO can be seen as the primary institutional consequence of a school of thought
Azerbaijan–NATO relations February 1997. On his trip to Baku on 30 September-1 October 1998, Mr. Solana visited to Baku Senior Military School and Peacekeeping Unit of Azerbaijani Armed Forces. Admiral Guido Venturoni, the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee visited Azerbaijan and discussed NATO-Azerbaijan military cooperation with authorities on 27–28 April 2000. 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. Lord