Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan Colonel General Zakir Hasanov held an official meeting with defense official on January 11, Eurasia Diary reports citing Ministry of Defense

The Minister of Defense brought relevant tasks assigned by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr. Ilham Aliyev to command staff. He ordered to increase the number and effectiveness of live-fire exercises and practical training to be held at various scales this year to increase combat readiness personnel.

The Minister demanded to improve the relevant academic and material basis for the high-quality organization of professional training of servicemen of various specialties providing combat training, to organize periodic training sessions of servicemen of this category, to conduct sudden inspections to determine the state of continuous and stable command and control of troops in military units in accordance with orders and directives, as well as to provide constant control over the education and discipline of military personnel.

The Minister of Defense, analyzing the operational situation on the front line, instructed to take adequate measures using more powerful weapons to suppress the possible activity of the armed forces of Armenia immediately.

He vowed a continuation of the opening new facilities, the process of updating the whole infrastructure of the Azerbaijan Army will be fully completed in 2021 inclusively.

At the end of the meeting, the Minister of Defense gave relevant instructions in connection with the organization and conduct of activities in military units to fulfill the tasks arising from the requirements of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the thirtieth anniversary of the tragedy of January 20”.