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By Mushvig Mehdiyev

Azerbaijan's Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov visited the overhauled and modernized ships of the naval forces.

The Captain 1st Rank, Acting Navy Commander, Shahin Ahmedov briefed the minister on the readiness of the military ships.

Ahmedov reported on the tactical and technical capabilities of the navy forces, armament of the vessels, as well as the means of combating the enemy and command posts.

Then the ships were put out to the sea. The special forces freed the ship personnel seized by conditional terrorists under a given task.

Hasanov welcomed the general condition of the military vessels and the actions of personnel. He said all these successes have been achieved due to the attention and care of the President of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Ilham Aliyev.

The minister also gave appropriate instructions to improve the battle readiness of the navy and to enhance the social condition of personnel.

The navy force in Azerbaijan was established in 1919 after the British military ships left the Caspian Sea. The current force was legally created as part of the armed forces after gaining independence in 1991.

Azerbaijan's naval forces have partnership relations with the Turkish, Russian and the U.S. navies. It has attended several joint drills with the Turkish and the U.S. marines.