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Azerbaijani Defense Minister: Armenians recruit mercenaries from Lebanon, Syria for military operations - UPDATED

Azerbaijani Defense Minister: Armenians recruit mercenaries from Lebanon, Syria for military operations - <span style="color: red;">UPDATED

13 April 2015 14:41 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Agha Jafarli – APA. Armenians recruit mercenaries from Lebanon and Syria for military operations.

Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov made the remarks during a meeting with personnel on the results of the large-scale exercises which were held with the involvement of all types of troops of the Armed Forces, the Defense Ministry said on April 13.

Zakir Hasanov expressed confidence in his speech that the occupied Azerbaijani territories will soon be liberated.

According to the minister, the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan has become the most powerful army in the region thanks to the care and attention provided by Ilham Aliyev, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.

“The Azerbaijani Army is equipped with the most modern high-tech weapons and hardware that have the most precise destructive capability. The personnel’s combat spirit and determination to battle is growing day by day. That is what we actually witnessed in the latest exercises,” said the minister.

Commenting on the current situation on the enemy side, the defense minister said the Armenians’ provocative plans have turned upside down because of the heavy casualties they suffered in recent battles

“The enemy’s attempts to carry out provocative operations in the direction of our positions have been intercepted by our vigilant soldiers in time. This has always been so and will continue to be. The Armenians are desperately trying to cover up their losses. We well keep up to date with the situation in occupied territories. Based on the information we have obtained from a variety of sources – even from among the enemy itself, we know that the situation in Armenia and occupied territories is extremely poor,” he noted.

Hasanov said Armenia deploys civilians in outposts due to the lack of soldiers in its army, adding that mercenaries from various countries as well as from the Middle East – Lebanon and Syria – are recruited for military operations.

“Azerbaijani soldiers do not fight against the Armenian people, but against the criminal and political-military regime of Armenia and its leadership whose hands are stained with the blood of innocent people,” the minister noted.

Stressing that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces always stand ready to execute any order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Hasanov expressed his sureness that Azerbaijani soldiers will justify the confidence of the people and the government.

“The only way to liberate the occupied territories of Azerbaijan is the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Armenians armed units from our territories. The other alternative way to liberate our lands is the use of force. The enemy should perceive it and not test our patience,” the minister underlined.

“The only task lying ahead of the Azerbaijani soldiers is to stand ready to destroy the enemy at any moment. We are ready for it, and regular live fire exercises and trainings aimed at strengthening the combat readiness of all types of troops and increasing the professional level of personnel are the evidence for that we are getting closer to victory” minister Hasanov completed.