President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva have attended an official reception on the occasion of the national holiday of Azerbaijan, Republic Day, at Buta Palace.

According to the Joint Action Plan of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Commissioner for Human Rights (OMBUDSMAN), a meeting on the topic “Ombudsman institution and the work carried out by this institution in the field of protecting the rights of servicemen” was held with military personnel in military unit to study the state of the protection of human rights.

A festive event on the occasion of the 28 May – Republic Day was held in the Naval Forces base.

Several events on the occasion of the celebration of the 28th of May – Republic Day are held jointly with local executive authorities in the Combined-Arms Army, types of troops, Army Corps, formations and special military-educational institutions.

The "Anatolian Phoenix-2019" international search and rescue exercises held in Konya (Turkey) have been ended.

On May 24, a training course on the subject “Endoscopic surgery of the paranasal sinuses – theory and practice” was held at the Main Clinical Hospital of the Armed Forces.

An official meeting on the results of large-scale operational-tactical exercises was held under the leadership of the Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov.

According to the plan of bilateral military cooperation for 2019 between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus, a working meeting on military inspection was held at the level of experts of both countries in Baku.

The live-fire stage of the large-scale operational tactical exercises with live firing at night was conducted.

The last stage of the “Anatolian Phoenix-2019” international search and rescue exercises are ended in Konya (Turkey).