According to the Global Jewish News, the delegation, under the auspices of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, will meet in Baku with President Ilham Aliyev and other top officials during the Feb. 9-13 trip.

Azerbaijan is a nation of "significant strategic, political and economic importance as a major oil exporter, neighbor of Iran, and for its role in confronting extremist Islamic movements," said Harold Tanner, chairman of the Presidents Conference.

The delegation also plans to discuss utilizing Azerbaijan's positive relations with Israel as a model for other Muslim countries around the world, said Malcolm Hoenlein, the groups’s executive vice chairman. The visit is being planned in coordination with NCSJ Advocates on Behalf of Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States and Eurasia, and the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress. From Baku, the American leaders will fly to Jerusalem.