"Joint exercises contribute to ensuring sustainable peace and security in the region,"said Azerbaijan's Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov at the meeting of the Board Session of the Ministry of Defense on the results of 2022, APA reports.
The Defense Minister emphasized that the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces highly appreciated the service and combat activities of the Azerbaijan Army, as well as the counter-offensive operations conducted in response to provocations committed by the Armenian armed forces in 2022.
Having delivered to the participants of the meeting of the Board Session the tasks assigned to the Azerbaijan Army for 2023 by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the
Minister stressed the importance of paying special attention to the professionalism of military personnel and the troops’ combat training, further improving combat readiness, including increasing the intensity of exercises and field training sessions.