Azerbaijan, Baku, June 26 / Trend M. Aliyev /
Azerbaijani armed forces won the image of the most disciplined and professional army in the region, Azerbaijani MP, political analyst Aydin Mirzazade said.
"Today, Azerbaijani army fully meets all the requirements. It has modern weapons. Tactical issues are mastered thoroughly. The Army has turned into such a structure in which it is honorable to serve," Mirzazade said.
The Supreme Council of the Azerbaijan Republic passed a law on establishment of the Armed Forces Oct. 9, 1991.
June 26 was declared Day of the Armed Forces upon the decree of the Azerbaijani President dated May 22, 1998.
Mirzazade said that today Azerbaijani military men under the leadership of highly professional military officers are the guardians of the homeland. They provide the strength and power of the Azerbaijani state in various fields.
"The Armed Forces were established in the period of the first democratic republic. At the same time, Azerbaijani soldiers who do not have enough weapons, necessary organization, managed to protect the independence of the Azerbaijani lands. Azerbaijani national army has the same spirit of patriotism today", the analyst said.