In accordance with the agreement on military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey, live-fire joint tactical exercises of the Armed Forces of the two countries will be held for the period from 1st to 5th May.

An extended meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defence devoted to combat and moral-psychological training, as well as the results of large-scale exercises, was held in the frontline zone, with the participation of the leadership of the ministry, the commanders of the formations, their deputies, the heads of military institutes, as well as other officers in charge.

A live-fire stage was conducted in the course of large-scale exercises, held in accordance with the plan approved by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev.

During the exercise, Minister of Defense Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has heard the reports of commanders of branch of arms, commanders of formations and relevant officers in charge, on the dynamically changing situation and previously made decisions.

During the next stage of the exercises, the troops fulfilled the tasks on movement from the areas of location to the line of deployment.

The previously made decisions were refined on the terrain model board and on the terrain itself where the interoperability of troops was organized during the next stage of the exercises.

During the exercises, the troops arrived in concentration area and their groupings were completed.

In accordance with the large-scale exercises' plan, the troops and command control posts, have previously been put on alert are moved to the operational areas.

Within the scope of the visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov met with the Chairman of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, Ali Larijani on April 17.