Azerbaijan working to reinforce material-technical base of Armed Forces

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 15

By Elchin Mehdiyev – Trend:

Azerbaijan is developing a new bill on strengthening the material and technical base of the Armed Forces, Trend reports.

This is envisaged by the bill amending the law "On the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan" that was discussed in the second reading at the plenary session of the Azerbaijani parliament.

According to the changes, proceeding from Article 9.6 of the new version of the law, the procedure and norms for providing the Azerbaijani army and other armed units with material and technical resources in peacetime and wartime (armed conflict) will be determined by the relevant structures of executive power.

The bill was developed on the basis of the experience gained in military operations to protect Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity during the 44-day second Karabakh war. The purpose is to provide the highest level of material and technical base for all unit types.

Following discussions in a plenary meeting of the parliament, the amendments were put to a vote and adopted.