In accordance with the plan approved by the Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, tactical and special exercises of combat engineer units of the Armed Forces were conducted.

The joint tactical exercises of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan and Turkey, launched on June 12, are continuing.

On 12 June, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov, met with the Commander of Land Forces of Turkey, General of the Army Salih Zeki Cholak, who is paying a visit to our country.

In accordance with the memorandum of understanding signed between the governments of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Turkey, joint tactical exercises involving troops of the armed forces of the two countries began in Nakhchivan on June 12.

In accordance with the agreement reached by the Defense Ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia, the Special Forces joint exercises "Caucasian Eagle" are being continued.

On June 7, the leadership of the Ministry of Defense visited the new Sniper Training Center.

On 7 June 2017, the Office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, in accordance with its mandate, plans to conduct the next ceasefire monitoring exercise on the Armenia and Azerbaijan state border near the Alibeyli village of Tovuz region.

In accordance with the agreement reached by the Defense Ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia, the Special Forces joint exercises "Caucasian Eagle" are held in Tbilisi.

NEL-2 of infantry battalion of Azerbaijan Armed Forces held within the framework of NATO Operational Capabilities Concept (OCC) program in Karaheybat Training Centre ends today.

On 1 June, the Distinguished Visitors’ Day of NATO 2nd level evaluation exercise of OCC battalion of Azerbaijan Armed Forces took place at Garaheybat Training Centre.

Major-General Erhan Uzun, the Chief of Staff of NATO Allied Land Command (Izmir/Turkey), who pays visit to Azerbaijan due to NATO 2nd level evaluation exercise of Azerbaijan Armed Forces’ infantry battalion within the framework of Operational Capabilities Concept program, met with Azerbaijani peacekeepers.

On 31 May, Defence Minister Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov met with the Chief of Staff of NATO Allied Land Command (Izmir/Turkey) Major General Erhan Uzun who pays visit to Azerbaijan due to NATO 2nd level evaluation exercise of Azerbaijan Armed Forces’ infantry battalion within the framework of Operational Capabilities Concept program.

The NATO re-evaluation  level 2 (NEL-2) of the Azerbaijan Armed Forces’ infantry battalion, declared into Operational Capabilities Concept (OCC) Pool of Forces,  launched in Baku within the framework of OCC program.

In accordance with the Armed Forces preparation plan for 2017, the exercises of Rocket and Artillery formations are conducted with the purpose of improving the combat skills of military personnel.

In accordance with the readiness plan for 2017, a tactical-special exercise on "Actions, deployment and organization of work of mobile sanitary-epidemiological team in the field conditions" was held at the Center for Sanitary and Epidemiological Control of the Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Defense.

On 25 May 2017, the Office of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, in accordance with its mandate, plans to conduct the next ceasefire monitoring exercise on the LOC, in the territory of Terter region.