According to the order of the Minister of Defence, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, a group of officers was awarded the next military rank of "colonel". Having met with the servicemen, Minister of Defence wished them success in their further service, has set appropriate tasks and gave recommendations.
Defense Minister spoke about the large-scale works carried out in the Armed Forces as a result of the care and attention of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, the periodic activities undertaken at the level of the state leadership in the sphere of military development.
Congratulating servicemen on the Novruz holiday, the minister emphasized that conscientious fulfillment of duties by the military personnel and the ability to deal worthily with all the tasks in order to justify the trust of the people and the state must become the answer to the high attention paid by the state to the army.