First Deputy Minister of Defense - Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army Colonel-General Karim Valiyev and other leading staff of the ministry visited the military units deployed in the liberated areas.

According to the information given to APA by the Ministry of Defense, the Chief of the General Staff, who first met with the board of the union, conveyed the tasks of the Minister of Defense, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov, to the relevant personnel.

He gave orders to pay special attention to the professionalism of the personnel and the combat training of the troops, to increase the intensity of training, including field exercises.


Then, meeting with the personnel on duty at the combat positions, Colonel-General K. Valiyev highly appreciated their combat and moral-psychological preparation.


Later, the Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army visited several military units, including the Commando military unit, and also met with military personnel serving in Shusha.


Colonel-General K. Valiyev got acquainted with the conditions created for personnel in the military units and gave instructions to further increase the combat capability and maintain the state of combat readiness at a high level.


Speaking about the achievements made in the framework of the reforms carried out in the Army under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Mr. Ilham Aliyev, the Chief of the General Staff noted that the operational and combat capabilities of the Azerbaijan Army have increased significantly as a result of the measures implemented.


The First Deputy Minister of Defense set relevant tasks in front of the command to further increase the quality of training and exercises in order to maintain the tactical-special training and professional level of personnel at a high level, as well as to widely apply the gained combat experience in the next year's exercises.


After having lunch with the personal staff, the Chief of the General Staff was interested in the concerns of the military personnel and on behalf of the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, congratulated them on the upcoming Day of Solidarity of Azerbaijanis and the New Year holiday.