A meeting of the headquarters, established in accordance with the instructions of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, was held in connection with the fire that occurred in the weapons storage of the N military unit of the Ministry of Defense.
After inspecting the territory again, Minister of Defense Colonel General Zakir Hasanov held an official meeting with the chiefs of departments and services, gave relevant instructions in connection with the continuation of the necessary work in cooperation with other state structures.
Intensive actions in the sphere of liquidation of the consequences of explosions and investigation of other issues are being continued.
The Ministry of Defense declares that live ammunition collected at the territory of the military unit with the aim of disposal do not pose a threat to the population and military personnel, and the exploded obsolete ammunition do not affect the combat readiness of the Armed Forces.