Under the instruction of the Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, a series of events was held in the Azerbaijan Army on the occasion of 28 May — Independence Day.

On May 28, in Lachin city, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov met with the Chief of the Army Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Field Marshal Asim Munir, who is on a visit to Azerbaijan.The Minister expressed his pleasure with seeing the Pakistani guest in Azerbaijan and congratulated him on being promoted to the high military rank of "Field Marshal".

Islamabad hosted the Azerbaijan-Pakistan 11th Working Group Level Meeting between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, held an expanded meeting over luncheon with Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on May 27 in Lachin.

On May 26, the opening of the scientific-practical conference titled “Current problems in military medicine – 2025”, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Military Medical Faculty, took place at the Azerbaijan Medical University.

According to the combat training plan approved by the Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, the competition for the title of Best Sniper was held in the Azerbaijan Army.

A series of events are being held in the types of troops, military units and formations, as well as special military educational institutions of the Azerbaijan Army within the framework of the “Human Rights Month”.At the events, enlightening talks on human and civil rights and freedoms are held with servicemen, and videos are shown.During the speeches, it is noted that on June 18, 1998, the National Leader Heydar Aliyev approved the first “State Program on the Protection of Human Rights”.

Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan – Commander of the Land Forces, Colonel General Hikmat Mirzayev met with a delegation led by the Commander of the 1st Army of the Land Forces of the Republic of Türkiye, Army General Metin Tokel.

An expert meeting was held between representatives of the Special Forces of Azerbaijan and Italy.

"Anatolian Phoenix - 2025" International Search and Rescue Exercise held in Konya, Türkiye, has successfully concluded.