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AZERBAIJANI ARMED FORCES CONDUCT LARGE-SCALE EXERCISES IN FRONT ZONE
Trend, Azerbaijan
May 28 2014
Baku, Azerbaijan, May 28
By Ilkin Izzet - Trend:
The units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces led by Minister of Defense,
Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov are holding military exercises in the
front zone, the Azerbaijani defense ministry said on May 28. The
exercises are conducted in accordance with the combat training
plan-2014.
The practical firearm and armored vehicle, mortar and rocket-artillery
shooting, using modern methods of warfare was demonstrated during
the exercises. The military aviation and air defense system were
also observed.
The combat training level of military units was tested during the
exercises. Special attention was paid to the rapid and effective
implementation of the tasks, preparing the staffs' operations, mutual
coordination of actions and a task performance level.
The conflict between two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when
Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of
the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent
of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven
surrounding districts.
The two countries 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.
edited by CN
Trend, Azerbaijan
May 28 2014
Baku, Azerbaijan, May 28
By Ilkin Izzet - Trend:
The units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces led by Minister of Defense,
Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov are holding military exercises in the
front zone, the Azerbaijani defense ministry said on May 28. The
exercises are conducted in accordance with the combat training
plan-2014.
The practical firearm and armored vehicle, mortar and rocket-artillery
shooting, using modern methods of warfare was demonstrated during
the exercises. The military aviation and air defense system were
also observed.
The combat training level of military units was tested during the
exercises. Special attention was paid to the rapid and effective
implementation of the tasks, preparing the staffs' operations, mutual
coordination of actions and a task performance level.
The conflict between two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when
Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of
the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent
of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven
surrounding districts.
The two countries 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.
edited by CN