On September 16, in the Training and Education Center of the Armed Forces, the Minister of Defense Colonel General Zakir Hasanov held a meeting with deputy commanders of army corps, formations, and individual military units, as well as deputy chiefs of special military educational institutions for ideological work and moral-psychological support.

Axar.az reports citing MoD that first, the memory of the national leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev and the Shehids (martyrs) who died for the territorial integrity of our country was honoured with observing a minute of silence.

The Minister of Defense analyzed the activities on combat training and moral- psychological support over the past period of the current year. The Minister of Defense, noting that President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr Ilham Aliyev pays special attention to army development, brought to the attention of the meeting participants the tasks assigned by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces for the Army.

The Minister of Defense, referring to the current situation at the front, instructed to maintain a high level of combat readiness and vigilance of military personnel, and also ordered to immediately and strongly suppress possible large-scale provocations of the Armenian armed forces in various directions.

Recalling the firm confidence of the Azerbaijani people in our Army, the Minister said that every serviceman, from soldier to general, is ready to fulfil his sacred duty to liberate the occupied territories.

The Minister of Defense, speaking about activities for combat training in the Army, providing and equipping units, as well as increasing combat capabilities, gave specific instructions to officials in regard to the further strengthening of ideological work and moral-psychological support of military personnel for the planned educational work, and maintaining constant readiness of troops to fulfil combat missions.