In accordance with the training plan approved by the Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, the Azerbaijan Army holds events regarding the start of the new training period in its types of troops, army corps, formations, military units and special educational institutions. 

At the events, the National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan was performed accompanied by military orchestras.

During the events,  the tasks set to the Azerbaijan Army by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, as well as the orders and directives of the Minister of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff regarding the high-level maintenance of combat readiness were delivered to the military personnel. 

It was noted that in the new training period, it is essential to improve both the quality and intensity of training exercises through the extensive use of advanced methods and high technologies.

It was stated that, in accordance with the instruction of the Minister of Defense and taking into account the combat experience gained during the 44-day Patriotic War and subsequent combat operations, the main focus of the training process will be on further improving the personnel’s skills in the effective employment of modern military equipment, weapons and ammunition under diverse climatic conditions, difficult terrain, and during both day and night.

The strengthening of the material and technical base, the implementation of automated command and control systems, comprehensive planning, and the successful resolution of other organizational matters will create favorable conditions for more effective organization of combat training during the new training period.

The ceremony concluded with a solemn march-past of the personnel in front of the grandstand.