On December 20, around 12:00, Azerbaijan Army serviceman, Salmanov Ziya Ilgar was injured falling on anti-personnel mine while performing service and combat tasks in the direction of the Sadarak region of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on the Azerbaijani-Armenian conditional border.

On December 20, the Azerbaijan Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov received a delegation of the Land Forces Command of the Turkish Armed Forces, led by Lieutenant General Tuncay Altuğ.

The military personnel of the Azerbaijan Army, studying at the world's most prestigious military academies, continue to attain remarkable accomplishments.

Pursuant to the plan signed between the Defense Ministries of Azerbaijan and Italy, military experts in civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) from the Italian Republic visited Azerbaijan.Media and Public Affairs Department of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense organised a meeting with the Italian delegation.The guests were briefed on the Communication Strategy of the Ministry of Defense, approved a relevant decision of the Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov.

The 16th Azerbaijani-Turkish High-Level Military Dialogue Meeting was held in Ankara, Türkiye.

The Turkish delegation led by Lieutenant General Tuncay Altuğ held a number of working meetings with senior officials of the Azerbaijan Army.

On December 17, Foreign Language Center of Military Administration Institute of the National Defense University (NDU) held the graduation ceremony of Italian language course.During his address at the event, Deputy Rector of the National Defense University for Science - Rector of the Military Scientific Research Institute Major General Arif Hasanov highlighted the significant progress in the cooperation between Azerbaijan and Italy in the field of military education.

On December 17, the First Deputy Minister of Defense – Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev held a meeting with a delegation of the Land Forces Command of the Turkish Armed Forces, led by Lieutenant General Tuncay Altuğ, who is on a visit to Azerbaijan.

Under the training plan for 2024, the forthcoming training session with a group of reservists was held in military units as part of joint activities with the State Service for Mobilization and Conscription.Reservists received military uniforms and other supplies following their registration process and medical examinations.

Commander of the Combined Arms Army, Major General Kanan Seyidov, who is on a visit to the Republic of Türkiye at the invitation of the Commander of the Turkish Land Forces, Army General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, visited several military facilities.