(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 30. On March 30,Azerbaijan Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov held anofficial meeting at the Central Command Post, Trend reports, referring to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
An official gathering began by remembering National LeaderHeydar Aliyev, the Shehids (Martyrs) who gave their lives forAzerbaijan's independence and territorial integrity, and thevictims of the March 31 Genocide. Deputies of the Defense Minister,Commanders of troop types (force), Chiefs of Main Departments,Departments of the Ministry, and Commanders of military unitsattended the meeting both in person and via videoteleconference.
The Minister of Defense delivered to the meeting participantsthe tasks assigned to the Azerbaijan Army by the SupremeCommander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, as well as theviews expressed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan onthe occasion of the Novruz holiday in Khankendi on March 18regarding the Azerbaijan Army's combat capability during the SecondKarabakh War and the anti-terror operation. He observed that itreflects the army's high value.
The present operational situation on the Azerbaijani-Armenianconditional boundary was discussed at the meeting, and tasks wereassigned to the authorized to maintain military unit combatpreparedness and improve service-combat activity.
Colonel General Hasanov emphasized the importance of furtherincreasing the intensity of exercises and practical classes inaccordance with real combat conditions with the application ofnewly adopted modern weapons, equipment, and other combatmeans.
The Minister of Defense gave instructions on keeping issues ofpreserving the health of military personnel in the spotlight,studying the personal-psychological features of new recruits to becalled up for active military service on April 1-30, 2024 by theOrder of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, a sensitiveapproach to the process of their adaptation to military service, aswell as on the departure of servicemen who completed the militaryservice.
It was highlighted that work on improving the social and livingconditions of servicemen, as well as solving their concerns andproblems, continues thanks to the attention and care of SupremeCommander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President MehribanAliyeva. As a clear example of this, it was emphasized thatproviding servicemen, who distinguished themselves by exemplarymilitary service for 20 calendar years or more, with permanentresidence apartments in order to ensure the implementation of theDecree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan“On measuresto strengthen the social protection of servicemen of the ArmedForces of the Republic of Azerbaijan” dated December 28, 2011,significantly increased servicemen's moral spirit.
The importance of regularly conveying the safety rules to themilitary personnel during daily service activities and the strictcontrol over their observance, as well as paying attention to theclimatic conditions during the usage of weapons, combat, andspecial equipment, was emphasized.
The Defense Minister assigned specific tasks to high-rankingofficers, including the high-level organization of troop serviceand ideological work, the continued improvement of servicemen'ssocial and living conditions, and the necessary engineering andmedical support measures.
Finally, Colonel General Hasanov commanded that memorial andeducational events be held on March 31, the Day of the Genocide ofAzerbaijanis.
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