(MENAFN- AzerNews) By
Under the instruction of the President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces Ilham
Aliyev, work aimed at further increasing the level of training of
the military personnel and combat capability of units of the
Azerbaijan army continues, reports citing Azerbaijan's Defense
Ministry.
The Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, attended
the next graduation ceremony of the Marines Commando Basic Course
and Underwater Offence Special Forces Course, held in the Naval
Forces' military unit. First, flowers were laid at the monument
erected in the territory of the military unit in memory of
Shehids.
The memory of the national leader of the Azerbaijani people
Heydar Aliyev, and Martyrs, who sacrificed their lives for the
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, was honored with observing a
minute of silence. The National Anthem of the Republic of
Azerbaijan was performed.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Hasanov noted that these
courses have a positive impact on the improvement of individual
skills of marines and special forces and stressed that the new
reforms carried out after the Patriotic War led to the formation of
a professional army.
He congratulated the graduates and entire military personnel on
the upcoming November 8 – Victory Day and wished them success in
their military service.
Hasanov thanked the Turkish officers and the entire staff for
organizing and conducting the high-level courses, which also
involved professional instructors from fraternal Türkiye.
The leaders of the courses attached an emblem to the symbolic
stump and the graduates were presented certificates. A group of
distinguished servicemen and instructors was awarded honorary
diplomas and valuable gifts.
The Defense Minister presented the“Combat Ready' certificate to
the commander of the unit that successfully completed the
NATO-evaluation Level-2 (NEL-2) on Maritime Interdiction Operations
organized in Türkiye.
Following the official part of the graduation ceremony, Hasanov
watched the tactical-special classes of the naval special forces
and the demonstrative performances of divers of underwater offence
and underwater defense units.
He met with the naval special forces and noted that their
courage shown during the Patriotic War is commendable. It was
emphasized that for the heroism, shown by the naval special forces,
the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr. Ilham
Aliyev highly appreciates each of them.
In the end, he was shown modern weapons, combat and auto
vehicles at the disposal of marines and special forces.