On May 10, under the instruction of the Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, a number of events were held in the Azerbaijan Army on the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of the birth of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev.

In accordance with the training plan for 2025 approved by the Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, the military oath-taking ceremonies for young soldiers were held in the Azerbaijan Army on May 10.

On May 10, Defense Minister Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and other high-ranking officials of the Ministry visited the Alley of Honor on the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of the birth of National Leader of Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev.

On May 10, from at 09:55, the Armenian armed forces units from the positions located in the direction of Chambarak region using small arms subjected to fire the Azerbaijan Army positions.

Azerbaijan Army servicemen and aviation vehicles have departed for the fraternal Republic of Türkiye to participate in the "Anatolian Phoenix - 2025" International Search and Rescue Exercise to be held in the city of Konya.

A delegation consisting of leadership and listeners of the National Security and War Course of the National Defense University of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan visited the National Defense University of Azerbaijan.

In furtherance of the existing military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Türkiye, a delegation from the Turkish Navy visited Azerbaijan.

A drill review of Azerbaijan Army servicemen who will take part in the “Anatolian Phoenix - 2025” International Search and Rescue Exercise in Konya, Türkiye, was held on May 8.The servicemen were provided with detailed information about the exercise’s objectives and significance, and were given relevant instructions on safety rules and organizational issues.Azerbaijan Air Force’s pilots, along with representatives of the paratrooper and search-and-rescue services, technical staff and aircraft will represent Azerbaijan at the international exercise to be held from May 12 to 23.

A document exchange ceremony between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was held on May 7, with the participation of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam.

The First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan – Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev together with a delegation led by the Chief of General Staff of Hungarian Defence Forces, General Dr.