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Jan 6 2014
Combat capabilities of Azerbaijani Armed Forces' frontline units examined
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 6
A group of officers led by Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Defence and
Chief of General Staff, Colonel General Najmeddin Sadihov, is visiting
military units located on the frontline, the Defence Ministry said on
Monday.
According to the report, the purpose of the visit is to check the
readiness of troops for the New Year, the combat potential, logistics,
provision with weapons and military equipment, as well as discipline
on the frontline.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since
1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding
districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are
currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
translated by NH
edited by SM
Jan 6 2014
Combat capabilities of Azerbaijani Armed Forces' frontline units examined
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 6
A group of officers led by Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Defence and
Chief of General Staff, Colonel General Najmeddin Sadihov, is visiting
military units located on the frontline, the Defence Ministry said on
Monday.
According to the report, the purpose of the visit is to check the
readiness of troops for the New Year, the combat potential, logistics,
provision with weapons and military equipment, as well as discipline
on the frontline.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since
1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding
districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are
currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
translated by NH
edited by SM