Under the instructions of the Minister of Defense, the First Deputy Minister of Defense - Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev visited the military units stationed in the Kalbajar region.

Axar.az reports citing MoD that the Chief of General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army got acquainted with the conditions created for the formation's staff and servicemen and inspected the newly commissioned canteen.

The Chief of the General Staff inquired about the social and living conditions of the servicemen serving at heights of up to 3400 meters on the state border with Armenia, and after observing the opposing side’s activities from the command-observation post gave additional instructions on the organization and conduct of combat duty.

During joint dinner with servicemen the Chief of the General Staff was interested about their care and congratulated them on the upcoming Day of Solidarity of World Azerbaijanis and the New Year on behalf of the leadership of the Ministry of Defense.

At the end of the event valuable gifts were presented to distinguished servicemen on behalf of the Minister of Defense.