Azeri defense chief reviews combat readiness on frontline
BAKU – Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Col.-Gen. Safar Abiyev on Tuesday examined the combat readiness of the country’s armed forces on the contact line with Armenian troops in the Aghdam region, according to Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry.
Abiyev met with servicemen at the local military units and reviewed the trenches there.
Azerbaijan faces a long-standing conflict with neighboring Armenia. Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory since a war in the early 1990s. Baku has repeatedly warned that the occupied land will be freed at any cost.