Azerbaijani military top brass visit new commando military unit

By order of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, activities continue to increase the combat capability of the Azerbaijani army. On October 19, Defense Minister Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov and other senior officials of the ministry visited the newly created operational commando military unit, Report has learned from the Defense Ministry.

Having met with veterans of the Patriotic War invited to the opening ceremony, the defense minister inquired about their problems and wishes.

Then a ceremony of handing over berets to the personnel, who had undergone a long Commando Training Course in Turkey took place.

Berets were handed over to the servicemen, who were trained taking into account the experience gained in the Patriotic War.

Speaking at the ceremony, the defense minister noted that such training courses, which have made a great contribution to the improvement of the professionalism of the servicemen of the Azerbaijani army, will be continued.

Having examined the training center on the territory of the military unit, the minister watched the performances of the commandos.