The First Deputy Minister of Defense - Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev inspected the military units stationed in the Kalbajar region on January 19.

Axar.az reports citing the Ministry of Defense that the Chief of General Staff got acquainted with the organization of military service and combat duty, as well as the social and living conditions of personnel. It was noted that due to the attention and care of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Mr Ilham Aliyev, all necessary conditions have been created to ensure a high level of combat readiness of units.

Colonel-General K. Valiyev enquired about concerns of the personnel and wished the servicemen success in the service. Then the Chief of General Staff took part in a meeting with military unit commanders and their deputies.

Flowers were laid at the bust of the national leader Heydar Aliyev in the territory of a military unit, his memory was honoured.

It was noted that the main objective of the sessions is to improve the officers' theoretical knowledge and professionalism in conducting modern military operations, as well as decision-making and organizational skills during combat operations.

The Chief of General Staff conveyed the importance of implementation of the forthcoming tasks in the Azerbaijan Army under the leadership of President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, as well as, instructions of the Defense Minister on further increasing the level of capability of troops to the command staff.