Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 30
Trend:
The frontline defense of Azerbaijani Armed Forces in areas liberated from the Armenian occupation in the April clashes will be strengthened.
This was announced Aug. 30 at a board meeting held in the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense dedicated to the results of combat training of the country’s Armed Forces, the website of the ministry reported.
On the night of April 2, 2016, all the frontier positions of Azerbaijan were subjected to heavy fire from the Armenian side, which used large-caliber weapons, mortars and grenade launchers. The armed clashes resulted in deaths and injuries among the Azerbaijani population. Azerbaijan responded with a counter-attack, which led to liberation of several strategic heights and settlements.
During the meeting, deputy defense ministers and commanders of military formations of Azerbaijan presented their reports on the state of combat readiness and discipline in the country’s Armed Forces, the work done, problems and their solutions, etc.
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov gave officials further instructions on equipping military units with advanced weapons, ammunition and armed vehicles, improving the combat readiness of the personnel, strengthening their psychological condition and discipline, as well as enhancing their social conditions.
